# Distance from Hue (HUI) to Johannesburg (JNB)

> 9,796 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,796 km / 6,087 mi / 5,289 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 20:21 in Hue, it's 15:21 in Johannesburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,510 ft (JNB is higher than HUI)

## Airports

### [Phu Bai Airport (HUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hui-hue-phu-bai-airport/1ef266df-f63e-6dac-9279-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hue, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVPB
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 16.400000, 107.700000
- Elevation: 48 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 20:21 in Hue, it's 15:21 in Johannesburg.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Phu Bai Airport (HUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hui-hue-phu-bai-airport/1ef266df-f63e-6dac-9279-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)