# Distance from Kampala (EBB) to Vava'u Island (VAV)

> 16,471 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,471 km / 10,234 mi / 8,893 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 127° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 237° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → Tonga
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 23:27 in Kampala, it's 09:27 in Vava'u Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,546 ft (VAV 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

### [Vava'u International Airport (VAV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vav-vavau-island-vavau-international-airport/1ef266df-706b-6dba-aff0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vava'u Island, Tonga
- ICAO: NFTV
- Timezone: Pacific/Tongatapu
- Coordinates: -18.590000, -173.960000
- Elevation: 236 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 23:27 in Kampala, it's 09:27 in Vava'u Island.
With a 10-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)
- [Vava'u International Airport (VAV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vav-vavau-island-vavau-international-airport/1ef266df-706b-6dba-aff0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)