# Distance from Jeddah (JED) to Nadzab (LAE)

> 12,089 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,089 km / 7,512 mi / 6,528 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 90° (east)
- **Return heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 10:49 in Jeddah, it's 17:49 in Nadzab)
- **Elevation difference**: 191 ft (LAE is higher than JED)

## Airports

### [King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jed-jeddah-king-abdulaziz-international-airport/1ef266df-7987-6e76-bc3c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OEJN
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 21.680000, 39.160000
- Elevation: 48 ft

### [Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lae-nadzab-lae-nadzab-airport/1ef266de-9bde-68e0-a991-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYNZ
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.570000, 146.730000
- Elevation: 239 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 10:49 in Jeddah, it's 17:49 in Nadzab.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jed-jeddah-king-abdulaziz-international-airport/1ef266df-7987-6e76-bc3c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lae-nadzab-lae-nadzab-airport/1ef266de-9bde-68e0-a991-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)