# Distance from Ipota (IPA) to Nice (NCE)

> 16,789 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,789 km / 10,432 mi / 9,065 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vanuatu) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 02:06 in Ipota, it's 17:06 in Nice)
- **Elevation difference**: 11 ft (NCE is lower than IPA)

## Airports

### [Ipota Airport (IPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ipa-ipota-ipota-airport/1ef266df-74d6-6f26-9141-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ipota, Vanuatu
- ICAO: NVVI
- Timezone: Pacific/Efate
- Coordinates: -18.860000, 169.280000
- Elevation: 23 ft

### [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nice, France
- ICAO: LFMN
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.660000, 7.220000
- Elevation: 12 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 02:06 in Ipota, it's 17:06 in Nice.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ipota Airport (IPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ipa-ipota-ipota-airport/1ef266df-74d6-6f26-9141-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)