# Distance from Dusseldorf (DUS) to Kwajalein (KWA)

> 13,096 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,096 km / 8,138 mi / 7,071 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Marshall Islands
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 13:02 in Dusseldorf, it's 23:02 in Kwajalein)
- **Elevation difference**: 131 ft (KWA is lower than DUS)

## Airports

### [Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dus-dusseldorf-dusseldorf-international-airport/1ef266de-baf6-6c46-b569-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dusseldorf, Germany
- ICAO: EDDL
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 51.290000, 6.770000
- Elevation: 147 ft

### [Bucholz Army Air Field(Kwajalein Kmr)(Atoll) Airport (KWA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwa-kwajalein-bucholz-army-air-fieldkwajalein-kmratoll-airport/1ef266df-897b-6f8a-9078-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
- ICAO: PKWA
- Timezone: Pacific/Kwajalein
- Coordinates: 8.720000, 167.730000
- Elevation: 16 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 13:02 in Dusseldorf, it's 23:02 in Kwajalein.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dus-dusseldorf-dusseldorf-international-airport/1ef266de-baf6-6c46-b569-06bb2780ed98)
- [Bucholz Army Air Field(Kwajalein Kmr)(Atoll) Airport (KWA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwa-kwajalein-bucholz-army-air-fieldkwajalein-kmratoll-airport/1ef266df-897b-6f8a-9078-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)