# Distance from Jayapura-Papua Island (DJJ) to New York (JFK)

> 14,562 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,562 km / 9,049 mi / 7,863 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 04:55 in Jayapura-Papua Island, it's 15:55 in New York)
- **Elevation difference**: 276 ft (JFK is lower than DJJ)

## Airports

### [Sentani Airport (DJJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/djj-jayapura-papua-island-sentani-airport/1ef266df-f94a-66d6-b9ad-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jayapura-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAJJ
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -2.580000, 140.520000
- Elevation: 289 ft

### [John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jfk-new-york-john-f-kennedy-international-airport/1ef266df-2422-6f44-aae4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New York, United States
- ICAO: KJFK
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.640000, -73.780000
- Elevation: 13 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 04:55 in Jayapura-Papua Island, it's 15:55 in New York.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sentani Airport (DJJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/djj-jayapura-papua-island-sentani-airport/1ef266df-f94a-66d6-b9ad-06bb2780ed98)
- [John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jfk-new-york-john-f-kennedy-international-airport/1ef266df-2422-6f44-aae4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)