Distance from Jos to Port Moresby

The distance between Jos, Nigeria and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea is 15,459 kilometers (9,606 miles).

Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Port Moresby, National Capital, Papua New Guinea

From Jos to Port Moresby, the straight-line distance is 15,459 kilometers, heading east. Jos is situated at an altitude of 1,186 meters above sea level, while Port Moresby is at 25 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1-2 days
Jet fighter 16-18 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Jos, Nigeria

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Lagos

Coordinates: 9.9285° N 8.8921° E

Elevation: 1,186 m (3,891 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS)
  • Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport (BCU)
  • Zaria Airport (ZAR)
  • Kaduna (KAD)
  • Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV)
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Port_Moresby

Coordinates: 9.4772° S 147.1509° E

Elevation: 25 m (82 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Jacksons International Airport (POM)
  • Haelogo Airport (HEO)
  • Efogi Airport (EFG)
  • Kagi Airstrip (KGW)
  • Nadunumu Airport (NDN)

Other distances from Jos

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Jos to Lagos 717 km
From Jos to Abuja 181 km
From Jos to Kano 233 km
From Jos to Port Harcourt 606 km
From Jos to Kaduna 172 km

Other distances from Port Moresby

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Port Moresby to Lae 305 km
From Port Moresby to Madang 494 km
From Port Moresby to Wau 241 km
From Port Moresby to Buin 988 km
From Port Moresby to Arawa 995 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Jos and Port Moresby.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Brisbane, Australia Laval, Canada 15,459 km
Ahmedabad, India Mixco, Guatemala 15,459 km
Cartagena, Colombia Chengdu, China 15,460 km
Nairobi, Kenya San Jose, United States 15,460 km
Hanoi, Vietnam Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 15,460 km
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Vadodara, India 15,458 km
Bengaluru, India Havana, Cuba 15,460 km
Adelaide, Australia New Orleans, United States 15,460 km
Canberra, Australia Columbus, United States 15,457 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Gold Coast, Australia 15,457 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Nagpur, India 15,457 km
Canberra, Australia Caracas, Venezuela 15,462 km
Chengdu, China Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela 15,462 km
Maracay, Venezuela Coimbatore, India 15,456 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Bangkok, Thailand 15,456 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Vadodara, India 15,454 km
Seoul, South Korea Piura, Peru 15,464 km
Guatemala City, Guatemala Ahmedabad, India 15,454 km
Gold Coast, Australia Laval, Canada 15,465 km
Canberra, Australia Accra, Ghana 15,465 km

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