# Distance from Lisbon (LIS) to Merauke-Papua Island (MKQ)

> 15,483 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,483 km / 9,621 mi / 8,360 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Portugal) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 05:14 in Lisbon, it's 13:14 in Merauke-Papua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 364 ft (MKQ is lower than LIS)

## Airports

### [Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lis-lisbon-lisbon-portela-airport/1ef266df-55e9-66ae-ae16-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lisbon, Portugal
- ICAO: LPPT
- Timezone: Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates: 38.780000, -9.140000
- Elevation: 374 ft

### [Mopah Airport (MKQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mkq-merauke-papua-island-mopah-airport/1ef266df-f977-6258-ad1e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Merauke-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAKK
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -8.520000, 140.420000
- Elevation: 10 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 05:14 in Lisbon, it's 13:14 in Merauke-Papua Island.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lis-lisbon-lisbon-portela-airport/1ef266df-55e9-66ae-ae16-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mopah Airport (MKQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mkq-merauke-papua-island-mopah-airport/1ef266df-f977-6258-ad1e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)