# Distance from Kampala (EBB) to Wau (WUG)

> 12,684 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,684 km / 7,882 mi / 6,849 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 98° (east)
- **Return heading**: 267° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 05:29 in Kampala, it's 12:29 in Wau)
- **Elevation difference**: 182 ft (WUG 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

### [Wau Airport (WUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wug-wau-wau-airport/1ef266de-9c65-6ce6-85ff-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wau, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYWU
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -7.350000, 146.720000
- Elevation: 3,600 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 05:29 in Kampala, it's 12:29 in Wau.
With a 7-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)
- [Wau Airport (WUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wug-wau-wau-airport/1ef266de-9c65-6ce6-85ff-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)