# Distance from Kampala (EBB) to Wamena-Papua Island (WMX)

> 11,840 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,840 km / 7,357 mi / 6,393 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 94° (east)
- **Return heading**: 269° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 01:04 in Kampala, it's 07:04 in Wamena-Papua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,303 ft (WMX is higher 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

### [Wamena Airport (WMX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wmx-wamena-papua-island-wamena-airport/1ef266df-f966-64c6-8322-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wamena-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAJW
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -4.100000, 138.960000
- Elevation: 5,085 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 01:04 in Kampala, it's 07:04 in Wamena-Papua Island.
With a 6-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)
- [Wamena Airport (WMX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wmx-wamena-papua-island-wamena-airport/1ef266df-f966-64c6-8322-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)