# Distance from Fukuoka (FUK) to Vieux Fort (UVF)

> 14,616 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,616 km / 9,082 mi / 7,892 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 15° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Saint Lucia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 15:18 in Fukuoka, it's 02:18 in Vieux Fort)
- **Elevation difference**: 18 ft (UVF is lower 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

### [Hewanorra International Airport (UVF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uvf-vieux-fort-hewanorra-international-airport/1ef266df-e04d-6868-810e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia
- ICAO: TLPL
- Timezone: America/St_Lucia
- Coordinates: 13.730000, -60.950000
- Elevation: 14 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 15:18 in Fukuoka, it's 02:18 in Vieux Fort.
With a 13-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)
- [Hewanorra International Airport (UVF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uvf-vieux-fort-hewanorra-international-airport/1ef266df-e04d-6868-810e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)