# Distance from Tanjung Selor-Borneo Island (TJS) to Richmond (YVR)

> 11,838 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,838 km / 7,356 mi / 6,392 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 295° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 09:25 in Tanjung Selor-Borneo Island, it's 18:25 in Richmond)
- **Elevation difference**: 4 ft (YVR is higher than TJS)

## Airports

### [Tanjung Harapan Airport (TJS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tjs-tanjung-selor-borneo-island-tanjung-harapan-airport/1ef266df-f98d-663e-8074-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tanjung Selor-Borneo Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WALG
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: 2.840000, 117.370000
- Elevation: 10 ft

### [Vancouver International Airport (YVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvr-richmond-vancouver-international-airport/1ef266de-b350-6578-8529-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Richmond, Canada
- ICAO: CYVR
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
- Coordinates: 49.190000, -123.180000
- Elevation: 14 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 09:25 in Tanjung Selor-Borneo Island, it's 18:25 in Richmond.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tanjung Harapan Airport (TJS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tjs-tanjung-selor-borneo-island-tanjung-harapan-airport/1ef266df-f98d-663e-8074-06bb2780ed98)
- [Vancouver International Airport (YVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvr-richmond-vancouver-international-airport/1ef266de-b350-6578-8529-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)