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WAR to DAU: distance & flight time
Waris-Papua Island (Waris Airport) → Daru (Daru Airport)
432 mi
695 km · 375 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
432 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WAR — Waris Airport · Waris-Papua Island, Indonesia
- DAU — Daru Airport · Daru, Papua New Guinea
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WAR
- SEH · Senggeh Airport21 mi away
- VAI · Vanimo Airport43 mi away
- DJJ · Sentani International Airport56 mi away
- OKL · Oksibil Airport118 mi away
Near DAU
- SBR · Saibai Island Airport45 mi away
- OKR · Yorke Island Airport48 mi away
- NLF · Darnley Island Airport51 mi away
- XMY · Yam Island Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WAR from DAU?
The flight distance from Waris-Papua Island (WAR) to Daru (DAU) is 432 miles (695 km, 375 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WAR to DAU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from WAR to DAU?
Nonstop service on WAR–DAU depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Waris-Papua Island and Daru?
Daru is 1 hour ahead of Waris-Papua Island.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WAR to DAU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WAR–DAU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WAR to DAU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WAR–DAU tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.