# Distance from Galway (GWY) to Johannesburg (JNB)

> 9,533 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,533 km / 5,924 mi / 5,148 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 147° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 339° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ireland) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 03:49 in Galway, it's 04:49 in Johannesburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,477 ft (JNB is higher than GWY)

## Airports

### [Galway Airport (GWY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gwy-galway-galway-airport/1ef266de-c73c-673a-993d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Galway, Ireland
- ICAO: EICM
- Timezone: Europe/Dublin
- Coordinates: 53.300000, -8.940000
- Elevation: 81 ft

### [O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jnb-johannesburg-o-r-tambo-international-airport/1ef266de-d3b0-6ec6-b1f2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Johannesburg, South Africa
- ICAO: FAOR
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -26.130000, 28.240000
- Elevation: 5,558 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 03:49 in Galway, it's 04:49 in Johannesburg.

## Related

- [Galway Airport (GWY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gwy-galway-galway-airport/1ef266de-c73c-673a-993d-06bb2780ed98)
- [O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jnb-johannesburg-o-r-tambo-international-airport/1ef266de-d3b0-6ec6-b1f2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)