# Distance from Tel Aviv (TLV) to Vanua Balavu (VBV)

> 16,242 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,242 km / 10,092 mi / 8,770 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Israel) → Fiji
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 10:04 in Tel Aviv, it's 19:04 in Vanua Balavu)
- **Elevation difference**: 59 ft (VBV is lower than TLV)

## Airports

### [Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlv-tel-aviv-ben-gurion-international-airport/1ef266df-53ca-63dc-b12f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tel Aviv, Israel
- ICAO: LLBG
- Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates: 32.010000, 34.890000
- Elevation: 135 ft

### [Vanua Balavu Airport (VBV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vbv-vanua-balavu-vanua-balavu-airport/1ef266df-7070-64aa-a131-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vanua Balavu, Fiji
- ICAO: NFVB
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -17.270000, -178.980000
- Elevation: 76 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 10:04 in Tel Aviv, it's 19:04 in Vanua Balavu.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlv-tel-aviv-ben-gurion-international-airport/1ef266df-53ca-63dc-b12f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Vanua Balavu Airport (VBV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vbv-vanua-balavu-vanua-balavu-airport/1ef266df-7070-64aa-a131-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)