# Distance from Vava'u Island (VAV) to Zagreb (ZAG)

> 16,858 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,858 km / 10,475 mi / 9,103 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 20° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tonga) → Croatia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 18:44 in Vava'u Island, it's 07:44 in Zagreb)
- **Elevation difference**: 117 ft (ZAG is higher 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

### [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 18:44 in Vava'u Island, it's 07:44 in Zagreb.
With a 11-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)
- [Zagreb Airport (ZAG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zag-zagreb-zagreb-airport/1ef266df-43f4-691c-9d2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)