# Distance from Mount Cook Airport (MON) to Warsaw (WAW)

> 17,560 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,560 km / 10,911 mi / 9,481 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 303° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 80° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 09:27 in Mount Cook Airport, it's 23:27 in Warsaw)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,791 ft (WAW is lower than MON)

## Airports

### [Mount Cook Airport (MON)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mon-mount-cook-airport/1ef266df-7713-637a-bbdb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Cook Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZMC
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -43.770000, 170.130000
- Elevation: 2,153 ft

### [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Warsaw, Poland
- ICAO: EPWA
- Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates: 52.170000, 20.970000
- Elevation: 362 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 09:27 in Mount Cook Airport, it's 23:27 in Warsaw.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mount Cook Airport (MON)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mon-mount-cook-airport/1ef266df-7713-637a-bbdb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)
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