# Distance from Wapenamanda Airport (WBM) to Richmond (YVR)

> 10,694 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,694 km / 6,645 mi / 5,774 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 269° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 21:32 in Wapenamanda Airport, it's 04:32 in Richmond)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,875 ft (YVR is lower than WBM)

## Airports

### [Wapenamanda Airport (WBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wbm-wapenamanda-airport/1ef266de-9c4c-6ebc-a9b7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wapenamanda Airport, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYWD
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -5.640000, 143.900000
- Elevation: 5,889 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 21:32 in Wapenamanda Airport, it's 04:32 in Richmond.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Wapenamanda Airport (WBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wbm-wapenamanda-airport/1ef266de-9c4c-6ebc-a9b7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Vancouver International Airport (YVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvr-richmond-vancouver-international-airport/1ef266de-b350-6578-8529-06bb2780ed98)
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