# Distance from Newark (EWR) to Galela-Celebes Island (GLX)

> 14,788 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,788 km / 9,189 mi / 7,985 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 23° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 10:50 in Newark, it's 23:50 in Galela-Celebes Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 163 ft (GLX is higher than EWR)

## Airports

### [Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ewr-newark-newark-liberty-international-airport/1ef266df-1a90-6c88-91a8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Newark, United States
- ICAO: KEWR
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.690000, -74.170000
- Elevation: 17 ft

### [Gamarmalamo Airport (GLX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/glx-galela-celebes-island-gamarmalamo-airport/1ef266df-f9bb-6c32-ab70-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Galela-Celebes Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAMA
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: 1.840000, 127.790000
- Elevation: 180 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 10:50 in Newark, it's 23:50 in Galela-Celebes Island.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ewr-newark-newark-liberty-international-airport/1ef266df-1a90-6c88-91a8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gamarmalamo Airport (GLX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/glx-galela-celebes-island-gamarmalamo-airport/1ef266df-f9bb-6c32-ab70-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)