# Distance from Kampala (EBB) to Wairoa (WIR)

> 14,405 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,405 km / 8,951 mi / 7,778 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 145° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 228° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 08:44 in Kampala, it's 17:44 in Wairoa)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,740 ft (WIR is lower than EBB)

## Airports

### [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kampala, Uganda
- ICAO: HUEN
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: 0.040000, 32.440000
- Elevation: 3,782 ft

### [Wairoa Airport (WIR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/wir-wairoa-wairoa-airport/1ef266df-783b-65ae-a172-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wairoa, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZWO
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -39.010000, 177.410000
- Elevation: 42 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 08:44 in Kampala, it's 17:44 in Wairoa.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Wairoa Airport (WIR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/wir-wairoa-wairoa-airport/1ef266df-783b-65ae-a172-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)