# Distance from Vanimo Airport (VAI) to Warsaw (WAW)

> 12,262 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,262 km / 7,619 mi / 6,621 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 21:47 in Vanimo Airport, it's 13:47 in Warsaw)
- **Elevation difference**: 352 ft (WAW is higher than VAI)

## Airports

### [Vanimo Airport (VAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vai-vanimo-airport/1ef266de-9c44-671c-9a0e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vanimo Airport, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYVN
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -2.700000, 141.300000
- Elevation: 10 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 21:47 in Vanimo Airport, it's 13:47 in Warsaw.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Vanimo Airport (VAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vai-vanimo-airport/1ef266de-9c44-671c-9a0e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)