# Distance from Fukuoka (FUK) to Tauramena (TAU)

> 15,078 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,078 km / 9,369 mi / 8,141 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 332° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 00:30 in Fukuoka, it's 10:30 in Tauramena)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,430 ft (TAU is higher than FUK)

## Airports

### [Fukuoka Airport (FUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fuk-fukuoka-fukuoka-airport/1ef266df-8bc6-6768-a464-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fukuoka, Japan
- ICAO: RJFF
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 33.590000, 130.450000
- Elevation: 32 ft

### [Tauramena Airport (TAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tau-tauramena-tauramena-airport/1ef266df-b61e-661e-bd89-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tauramena, Colombia
- ICAO: SKTA
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 5.010000, -72.740000
- Elevation: 1,462 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 00:30 in Fukuoka, it's 10:30 in Tauramena.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Fukuoka Airport (FUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fuk-fukuoka-fukuoka-airport/1ef266df-8bc6-6768-a464-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tauramena Airport (TAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tau-tauramena-tauramena-airport/1ef266df-b61e-661e-bd89-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)