# Distance from Brasilia (BSB) to Malekula Island (SWJ)

> 14,724 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,724 km / 9,149 mi / 7,950 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 131° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Vanuatu
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 21:06 in Brasilia, it's 11:06 in Malekula Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,497 ft (SWJ is lower 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

### [Southwest Bay Airport (SWJ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/swj-malekula-island-southwest-bay-airport/1ef266df-74be-6552-b2f6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Malekula Island, Vanuatu
- ICAO: NVSX
- Timezone: Pacific/Efate
- Coordinates: -16.490000, 167.450000
- Elevation: 0 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 21:06 in Brasilia, it's 11:06 in Malekula Island.
With a 14-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)
- [Southwest Bay Airport (SWJ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/swj-malekula-island-southwest-bay-airport/1ef266df-74be-6552-b2f6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)