# Distance from Belo Horizonte (CNF) to Sawu-Sawu Island (SAU)

> 16,328 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,328 km / 10,146 mi / 8,816 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 154° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 205° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 14:53 in Belo Horizonte, it's 01:53 in Sawu-Sawu Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,185 ft (SAU is lower than CNF)

## Airports

### [Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cnf-belo-horizonte-tancredo-neves-international-airport/1ef266df-9418-6cea-af48-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- ICAO: SBCF
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -19.620000, -43.970000
- Elevation: 2,715 ft

### [Sawu Airport (SAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sau-sawu-sawu-island-sawu-airport/1ef266df-ffce-6ad4-97f5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sawu-Sawu Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WRKS
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -10.480000, 121.900000
- Elevation: 530 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 14:53 in Belo Horizonte, it's 01:53 in Sawu-Sawu Island.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cnf-belo-horizonte-tancredo-neves-international-airport/1ef266df-9418-6cea-af48-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sawu Airport (SAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sau-sawu-sawu-island-sawu-airport/1ef266df-ffce-6ad4-97f5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)