# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Gasmata Island (GMI)

> 14,564 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,564 km / 9,050 mi / 7,864 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 219° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 148° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 12:51 in Buenos Aires, it's 01:51 in Gasmata Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 5 ft (GMI is higher than AEP)

## Airports

### [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ICAO: SABE
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Coordinates: -34.560000, -58.420000
- Elevation: 18 ft

### [Gasmata Island Airport (GMI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gmi-gasmata-island-gasmata-island-airport/1ef266de-9b51-6030-8593-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYGT
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.270000, 150.330000
- Elevation: 23 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 12:51 in Buenos Aires, it's 01:51 in Gasmata Island.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gasmata Island Airport (GMI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gmi-gasmata-island-gasmata-island-airport/1ef266de-9b51-6030-8593-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)