# Distance from Rotorua (ROT) to Warsaw (WAW)

> 17,550 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,550 km / 10,905 mi / 9,476 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 07:56 in Rotorua, it's 21:56 in Warsaw)
- **Elevation difference**: 573 ft (WAW is lower than ROT)

## Airports

### [Rotorua Regional Airport (ROT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rot-rotorua-rotorua-regional-airport/1ef266df-77b2-6600-8e67-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rotorua, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZRO
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -38.110000, 176.320000
- Elevation: 935 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 07:56 in Rotorua, it's 21:56 in Warsaw.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Rotorua Regional Airport (ROT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rot-rotorua-rotorua-regional-airport/1ef266df-77b2-6600-8e67-06bb2780ed98)
- [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)