# Distance from Mbandaka (MDK) to Nadi (NAN)

> 17,000 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,000 km / 10,563 mi / 9,179 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 132° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 231° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Fiji
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 08:57 in Mbandaka, it's 19:57 in Nadi)
- **Elevation difference**: 981 ft (NAN is lower than MDK)

## Airports

### [Mbandaka Airport (MDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdk-mbandaka-mbandaka-airport/1ef266de-e316-6758-839e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mbandaka, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZEA
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: 0.020000, 18.290000
- Elevation: 1,040 ft

### [Nadi International Airport (NAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nan-nadi-nadi-international-airport/1ef266df-7006-687a-b306-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nadi, Fiji
- ICAO: NFFN
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -17.760000, 177.440000
- Elevation: 59 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 08:57 in Mbandaka, it's 19:57 in Nadi.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mbandaka Airport (MDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdk-mbandaka-mbandaka-airport/1ef266de-e316-6758-839e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nadi International Airport (NAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nan-nadi-nadi-international-airport/1ef266df-7006-687a-b306-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)