# Distance from Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Tabiteuea North Airport (TBF)

> 14,433 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,433 km / 8,968 mi / 7,793 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 349° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Kiribati
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 00:18 in Frankfurt am Main, it's 10:18 in Tabiteuea North Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 357 ft (TBF is lower than FRA)

## Airports

### [Frankfurt am Main International Airport (FRA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fra-frankfurt-am-main-frankfurt-am-main-international-airport/1ef266de-bae6-6a30-b5be-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- ICAO: EDDF
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 50.030000, 8.540000
- Elevation: 364 ft

### [Tabiteuea North Airport (TBF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbf-tabiteuea-north-airport/1ef266df-70a4-6f52-b2d2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tabiteuea North Airport, Kiribati
- ICAO: NGTE
- Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
- Coordinates: -1.220000, 174.780000
- Elevation: 7 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 00:18 in Frankfurt am Main, it's 10:18 in Tabiteuea North Airport.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Frankfurt am Main International Airport (FRA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fra-frankfurt-am-main-frankfurt-am-main-international-airport/1ef266de-bae6-6a30-b5be-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tabiteuea North Airport (TBF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbf-tabiteuea-north-airport/1ef266df-70a4-6f52-b2d2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)