# Distance from Vava'u Island (VAV) to Dorval (YUL)

> 12,253 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,253 km / 7,614 mi / 6,616 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 264° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tonga) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 15:11 in Vava'u Island, it's 22:11 in Dorval)
- **Elevation difference**: 118 ft (YUL is lower than VAV)

## Airports

### [Vava'u International Airport (VAV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vav-vavau-island-vavau-international-airport/1ef266df-706b-6dba-aff0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vava'u Island, Tonga
- ICAO: NFTV
- Timezone: Pacific/Tongatapu
- Coordinates: -18.590000, -173.960000
- Elevation: 236 ft

### [Montréal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yul-dorval-montreal-pierre-elliott-trudeau-international-airport/1ef266de-b315-619e-b7a7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dorval, Canada
- ICAO: CYUL
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 45.470000, -73.740000
- Elevation: 118 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 15:11 in Vava'u Island, it's 22:11 in Dorval.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Vava'u International Airport (VAV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vav-vavau-island-vavau-international-airport/1ef266df-706b-6dba-aff0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Montréal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yul-dorval-montreal-pierre-elliott-trudeau-international-airport/1ef266de-b315-619e-b7a7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)