Distance from Wau to Riga

The distance between Wau, Papua New Guinea and Riga, Latvia is 12,621 kilometers (7,842 miles).

Wau, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

Riga, Latvia

From Wau to Riga, the straight-line distance is 12,621 kilometers, heading northwest. Wau is situated at an altitude of 1,179 meters above sea level, while Riga is at only 6 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1 day
Jet fighter 12-14 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Wau, Papua New Guinea

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Port_Moresby

Coordinates: 7.342° S 146.724° E

Elevation: 1,179 m (3,868 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Wau Airport (WUG)
  • Bulolo Airport (BUL)
  • Kokoro Airport (KOR)
  • Garaina Airport (GAR)
  • Kaintiba Airport (KZF)
Riga, Latvia

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Riga

Coordinates: 56.946° N 24.1059° E

Elevation: 6 m (20 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Riga International Airport (RIX)
  • Barysiai Airport (HLJ)
  • Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ)
  • Pajuostis Air Base (PNV)
  • Ventspils International Airport (VNT)

Other distances from Wau

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Wau to Port Moresby 241 km
From Wau to Lae 75 km
From Wau to Madang 256 km
From Wau to Buin 993 km
From Wau to Arawa 985 km

Other distances from Riga

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Riga to Daugavpils 191 km
From Riga to Liepāja 196 km
From Riga to Jelgava 41 km
From Riga to Ventspils 162 km
From Riga to Jūrmala 21 km

Cities within similar distances

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Auckland, New Zealand Havana, Cuba 12,621 km
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Tegucigalpa, Honduras Tokyo, Japan 12,621 km
Cali, Colombia Nairobi, Kenya 12,620 km
Torreón, Mexico Taipei, Taiwan 12,620 km
Havana, Cuba Seoul, South Korea 12,620 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Baghdad, Iraq 12,620 km
Los Angeles, United States Benin City, Nigeria 12,623 km
Mississauga, Canada Pune, India 12,619 km
Chennai, India Honolulu, United States 12,623 km
Taipei, Taiwan San Antonio, United States 12,623 km
Brooklyn, United States Nagpur, India 12,619 km
Kolkata, India Hamilton, Canada 12,619 km
Los Angeles, United States Lahore, Pakistan 12,623 km
Shanghai, China Accra, Ghana 12,618 km
Auckland, New Zealand Santa Marta, Colombia 12,624 km
Wellington, New Zealand Manaus, Brazil 12,618 km
Jaipur, India Denver, United States 12,624 km

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