# Distance from Nuku'alofa (TBU) to Warsaw (WAW)

> 16,307 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,307 km / 10,132 mi / 8,805 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 342° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tonga) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 15:20 in Nuku'alofa, it's 04:20 in Warsaw)
- **Elevation difference**: 236 ft (WAW is higher than TBU)

## Airports

### [Fua'amotu International Airport (TBU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tbu-nukualofa-fuaamotu-international-airport/1ef266df-705a-6d44-bad4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuku'alofa, Tonga
- ICAO: NFTF
- Timezone: Pacific/Tongatapu
- Coordinates: -21.240000, -175.150000
- Elevation: 126 ft

### [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Warsaw, Poland
- ICAO: EPWA
- Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates: 52.170000, 20.970000
- Elevation: 362 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 15:20 in Nuku'alofa, it's 04:20 in Warsaw.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Fua'amotu International Airport (TBU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tbu-nukualofa-fuaamotu-international-airport/1ef266df-705a-6d44-bad4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)