# Distance from Kampala (EBB) to Hikueru Atoll (HHZ)

> 17,995 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,995 km / 11,182 mi / 9,717 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 195° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 164° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 14:39 in Kampala, it's 01:39 in Hikueru Atoll)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,777 ft (HHZ is lower than EBB)

## Airports

### [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kampala, Uganda
- ICAO: HUEN
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: 0.040000, 32.440000
- Elevation: 3,782 ft

### [Hikueru Atoll Airport (HHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhz-hikueru-atoll-hikueru-atoll-airport/1ef266df-7349-6816-a222-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hikueru Atoll, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGH
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -17.540000, -142.610000
- Elevation: 5 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 14:39 in Kampala, it's 01:39 in Hikueru Atoll.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Hikueru Atoll Airport (HHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhz-hikueru-atoll-hikueru-atoll-airport/1ef266df-7349-6816-a222-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)