# Distance from Hamburg (HAM) to Lereh-Papua Island (LHI)

> 12,798 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,798 km / 7,953 mi / 6,911 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 12:55 in Hamburg, it's 19:55 in Lereh-Papua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,264 ft (LHI is higher than HAM)

## Airports

### [Hamburg Airport (HAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ham-hamburg-hamburg-airport/1ef266de-baee-69c4-8d70-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hamburg, Germany
- ICAO: EDDH
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 53.630000, 9.990000
- Elevation: 53 ft

### [Lereh Airport (LHI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhi-lereh-papua-island-lereh-airport/1ef266df-f94e-6718-88b0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lereh-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAJL
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -3.130000, 139.940000
- Elevation: 1,317 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 12:55 in Hamburg, it's 19:55 in Lereh-Papua Island.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hamburg Airport (HAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ham-hamburg-hamburg-airport/1ef266de-baee-69c4-8d70-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lereh Airport (LHI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhi-lereh-papua-island-lereh-airport/1ef266df-f94e-6718-88b0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)