# Distance from Caracas (CCS) to Buki (FIN)

> 16,161 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,161 km / 10,042 mi / 8,726 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 274° (west)
- **Return heading**: 81° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Venezuela) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 04:03 in Caracas, it's 18:03 in Buki)
- **Elevation difference**: 175 ft (FIN is lower than CCS)

## Airports

### [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Caracas, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVMI
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 10.600000, -66.990000
- Elevation: 235 ft

### [Finschhafen Airport (FIN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fin-buki-finschhafen-airport/1ef266de-9b2a-6f5c-b56c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buki, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYFI
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.620000, 147.850000
- Elevation: 60 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 04:03 in Caracas, it's 18:03 in Buki.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)
- [Finschhafen Airport (FIN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fin-buki-finschhafen-airport/1ef266de-9b2a-6f5c-b56c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)