# Distance from Mount Hagen (HGU) to Warsaw (WAW)

> 12,737 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,737 km / 7,915 mi / 6,878 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 15:31 in Mount Hagen, it's 07:31 in Warsaw)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,026 ft (WAW is lower than HGU)

## Airports

### [Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport (HGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgu-mount-hagen-mount-hagen-kagamuga-airport/1ef266de-9bac-6994-96d9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYMH
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -5.830000, 144.300000
- Elevation: 5,388 ft

### [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Warsaw, Poland
- ICAO: EPWA
- Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates: 52.170000, 20.970000
- Elevation: 362 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 15:31 in Mount Hagen, it's 07:31 in Warsaw.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport (HGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgu-mount-hagen-mount-hagen-kagamuga-airport/1ef266de-9bac-6994-96d9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)