# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Aratika Nord Airport (RKA)

> 8,774 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,774 km / 5,452 mi / 4,738 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 259° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 123° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 19:31 in Buenos Aires, it's 12:31 in Aratika Nord Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 8 ft (RKA is lower than AEP)

## Airports

### [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ICAO: SABE
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Coordinates: -34.560000, -58.420000
- Elevation: 18 ft

### [Aratika Nord Airport (RKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rka-aratika-nord-airport/1ef266df-739a-6612-a35b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aratika Nord Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTKK
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.490000, -145.470000
- Elevation: 10 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 19:31 in Buenos Aires, it's 12:31 in Aratika Nord Airport.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Aratika Nord Airport (RKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rka-aratika-nord-airport/1ef266df-739a-6612-a35b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)