# Distance from Nuku'alofa (TBU) to Zagreb (ZAG)

> 17,106 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,106 km / 10,629 mi / 9,236 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 342° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tonga) → Croatia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 08:51 in Nuku'alofa, it's 21:51 in Zagreb)
- **Elevation difference**: 227 ft (ZAG is higher than TBU)

## Airports

### [Fua'amotu International Airport (TBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbu-nukualofa-fuaamotu-international-airport/1ef266df-705a-6d44-bad4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuku'alofa, Tonga
- ICAO: NFTF
- Timezone: Pacific/Tongatapu
- Coordinates: -21.240000, -175.150000
- Elevation: 126 ft

### [Zagreb Airport (ZAG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zag-zagreb-zagreb-airport/1ef266df-43f4-691c-9d2a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zagreb, Croatia
- ICAO: LDZA
- Timezone: Europe/Zagreb
- Coordinates: 45.740000, 16.070000
- Elevation: 353 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 08:51 in Nuku'alofa, it's 21:51 in Zagreb.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Fua'amotu International Airport (TBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbu-nukualofa-fuaamotu-international-airport/1ef266df-705a-6d44-bad4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zagreb Airport (ZAG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zag-zagreb-zagreb-airport/1ef266df-43f4-691c-9d2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)