# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Vahitahi (VHZ)

> 15,822 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,822 km / 9,832 mi / 8,543 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 01:28 in Algiers, it's 14:28 in Vahitahi)
- **Elevation difference**: 73 ft (VHZ is lower than ALG)

## Airports

### [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Algiers, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAG
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.690000, 3.220000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Vahitahi Airport (VHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vhz-vahitahi-vahitahi-airport/1ef266df-73eb-6490-8ad6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vahitahi, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTUV
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -18.780000, -138.850000
- Elevation: 9 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 01:28 in Algiers, it's 14:28 in Vahitahi.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Vahitahi Airport (VHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vhz-vahitahi-vahitahi-airport/1ef266df-73eb-6490-8ad6-06bb2780ed98)
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