# Distance from Fukuoka (FUK) to Vanimo Airport (VAI)

> 4,193 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,193 km / 2,605 mi / 2,264 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 162° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 15:12 in Fukuoka, it's 16:12 in Vanimo Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 22 ft (VAI 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

### [Vanimo Airport (VAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vai-vanimo-airport/1ef266de-9c44-671c-9a0e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vanimo Airport, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYVN
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -2.700000, 141.300000
- Elevation: 10 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 15:12 in Fukuoka, it's 16:12 in Vanimo Airport.

## Related

- [Fukuoka Airport (FUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fuk-fukuoka-fukuoka-airport/1ef266df-8bc6-6768-a464-06bb2780ed98)
- [Vanimo Airport (VAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vai-vanimo-airport/1ef266de-9c44-671c-9a0e-06bb2780ed98)
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