# Distance from Riga (RIX) to Fatima Mission (WTP)

> 12,774 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,774 km / 7,938 mi / 6,898 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Latvia) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 22:24 in Riga, it's 05:24 in Fatima Mission)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,164 ft (WTP is higher than RIX)

## Airports

### [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Riga, Latvia
- ICAO: EVRA
- Timezone: Europe/Riga
- Coordinates: 56.920000, 23.970000
- Elevation: 36 ft

### [Woitape Airport (WTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wtp-fatima-mission-woitape-airport/1ef266de-9c61-6cea-bae4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fatima Mission, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYWT
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -8.550000, 147.250000
- Elevation: 5,200 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 22:24 in Riga, it's 05:24 in Fatima Mission.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Woitape Airport (WTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wtp-fatima-mission-woitape-airport/1ef266de-9c61-6cea-bae4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)