# Distance from Brasilia (BSB) to Simbai (SIM)

> 17,293 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,293 km / 10,745 mi / 9,337 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 211° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 150° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 17:56 in Brasilia, it's 06:56 in Simbai)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,307 ft (SIM is higher than BSB)

## Airports

### [Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport (BSB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bsb-brasilia-presidente-juscelino-kubistschek-international-airport/1ef266df-93eb-6808-bed4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Brasilia, Brazil
- ICAO: SBBR
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -15.870000, -47.920000
- Elevation: 3,497 ft

### [Simbai Airport (SIM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sim-simbai-simbai-airport/1ef266de-9c13-6f72-9438-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Simbai, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYSJ
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -5.280000, 144.540000
- Elevation: 5,804 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 17:56 in Brasilia, it's 06:56 in Simbai.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport (BSB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bsb-brasilia-presidente-juscelino-kubistschek-international-airport/1ef266df-93eb-6808-bed4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Simbai Airport (SIM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sim-simbai-simbai-airport/1ef266de-9c13-6f72-9438-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)