# Distance from Gunung Sitoli-Nias Island (GNS) to Zurich (ZRH)

> 9,848 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,848 km / 6,119 mi / 5,317 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 90° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 04:14 in Gunung Sitoli-Nias Island, it's 23:14 in Zurich)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,396 ft (ZRH is higher than GNS)

## Airports

### [Binaka Airport (GNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gns-gunung-sitoli-nias-island-binaka-airport/1ef266df-fd4e-6aac-89eb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gunung Sitoli-Nias Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIMB
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 1.170000, 97.700000
- Elevation: 20 ft

### [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zurich, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZH
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 47.460000, 8.550000
- Elevation: 1,416 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 04:14 in Gunung Sitoli-Nias Island, it's 23:14 in Zurich.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Binaka Airport (GNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gns-gunung-sitoli-nias-island-binaka-airport/1ef266df-fd4e-6aac-89eb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)