# Distance from Mount Hagen (HGU) to New York (JFK)

> 14,603 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,603 km / 9,074 mi / 7,885 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 10:46 in Mount Hagen, it's 20:46 in New York)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,375 ft (JFK is lower than HGU)

## Airports

### [Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport (HGU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hgu-mount-hagen-mount-hagen-kagamuga-airport/1ef266de-9bac-6994-96d9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYMH
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -5.830000, 144.300000
- Elevation: 5,388 ft

### [John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/jfk-new-york-john-f-kennedy-international-airport/1ef266df-2422-6f44-aae4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New York, United States
- ICAO: KJFK
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.640000, -73.780000
- Elevation: 13 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 10:46 in Mount Hagen, it's 20:46 in New York.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport (HGU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hgu-mount-hagen-mount-hagen-kagamuga-airport/1ef266de-9bac-6994-96d9-06bb2780ed98)
- [John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/jfk-new-york-john-f-kennedy-international-airport/1ef266df-2422-6f44-aae4-06bb2780ed98)
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