# Distance from Tokyo (HND) to Timaru Airport (TIU)

> 9,429 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,429 km / 5,859 mi / 5,091 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 158° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 335° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 20:52 in Tokyo, it's 23:52 in Timaru Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 54 ft (TIU is higher than HND)

## Airports

### [Tokyo International Airport (HND)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hnd-tokyo-tokyo-international-airport/1ef266df-8cd8-6048-941e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tokyo, Japan
- ICAO: RJTT
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 35.550000, 139.780000
- Elevation: 35 ft

### [Timaru Airport (TIU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tiu-timaru-airport/1ef266df-7804-6950-b03f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timaru Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZTU
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -44.300000, 171.230000
- Elevation: 89 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 20:52 in Tokyo, it's 23:52 in Timaru Airport.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tokyo International Airport (HND)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hnd-tokyo-tokyo-international-airport/1ef266df-8cd8-6048-941e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Timaru Airport (TIU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tiu-timaru-airport/1ef266df-7804-6950-b03f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)