# Distance from Mao (AMO) to Papeete (PPT)

> 18,359 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,359 km / 11,408 mi / 9,913 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 101° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chad) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 14:46 in Mao, it's 03:46 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,067 ft (PPT is lower than AMO)

## Airports

### [Mao Airport (AMO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/amo-mao-mao-airport/1ef266de-de70-69ba-aa71-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mao, Chad
- ICAO: FTTU
- Timezone: Africa/Ndjamena
- Coordinates: 14.150000, 15.310000
- Elevation: 1,072 ft

### [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Papeete, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTAA
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -17.550000, -149.610000
- Elevation: 5 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 14:46 in Mao, it's 03:46 in Papeete.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mao Airport (AMO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/amo-mao-mao-airport/1ef266de-de70-69ba-aa71-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)