# Distance from Hanoi (HAN) to Wau (WUU)

> 8,441 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,441 km / 5,245 mi / 4,558 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 273° (west)
- **Return heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → South Sudan
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 10:13 in Hanoi, it's 05:13 in Wau)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,490 ft (WUU is higher than HAN)

## Airports

### [Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/han-hanoi-noi-bai-international-airport/1ef266df-f632-63cc-97d4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hanoi, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVNB
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 21.220000, 105.810000
- Elevation: 39 ft

### [Wau Airport (WUU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wuu-wau-wau-airport/1ef266de-ee57-6f22-b02c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wau, South Sudan
- ICAO: HSWW
- Timezone: Africa/Juba
- Coordinates: 7.730000, 27.980000
- Elevation: 1,529 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 10:13 in Hanoi, it's 05:13 in Wau.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/han-hanoi-noi-bai-international-airport/1ef266df-f632-63cc-97d4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Wau Airport (WUU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wuu-wau-wau-airport/1ef266de-ee57-6f22-b02c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)