# Distance from Attopeu (AOU) to Papeete (PPT)

> 11,904 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,904 km / 7,397 mi / 6,428 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 281° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Laos) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 18:08 in Attopeu, it's 01:08 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 339 ft (PPT is lower than AOU)

## Airports

### [Attopeu Airport (AOU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aou-attopeu-attopeu-airport/1ef266df-f273-65c4-a0a9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Attopeu, Laos
- ICAO: VLAP
- Timezone: Asia/Vientiane
- Coordinates: 14.810000, 106.820000
- Elevation: 344 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 18:08 in Attopeu, it's 01:08 in Papeete.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Attopeu Airport (AOU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aou-attopeu-attopeu-airport/1ef266df-f273-65c4-a0a9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)