# Distance from Fukuoka (FUK) to Tapini (TPI)

> 4,981 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,981 km / 3,095 mi / 2,690 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 156° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 340° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 03:40 in Fukuoka, it's 04:40 in Tapini)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,068 ft (TPI 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

### [Tapini Airport (TPI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpi-tapini-tapini-airport/1ef266de-9c2e-637c-b62c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tapini, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYTI
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -8.360000, 146.990000
- Elevation: 3,100 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:40 in Fukuoka, it's 04:40 in Tapini.

## Related

- [Fukuoka Airport (FUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fuk-fukuoka-fukuoka-airport/1ef266df-8bc6-6768-a464-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tapini Airport (TPI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpi-tapini-tapini-airport/1ef266de-9c2e-637c-b62c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)