# Distance from Auxerre/Branches (AUF) to Papeete (PPT)

> 15,854 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,854 km / 9,851 mi / 8,561 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 11:25 in Auxerre/Branches, it's 23:25 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 518 ft (PPT is lower than AUF)

## Airports

### [Auxerre-Branches Airport (AUF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auf-auxerrebranches-auxerre-branches-airport/1ef266df-4a1f-6f9e-aaf3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Auxerre/Branches, France
- ICAO: LFLA
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.850000, 3.500000
- Elevation: 523 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 11:25 in Auxerre/Branches, it's 23:25 in Papeete.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Auxerre-Branches Airport (AUF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auf-auxerrebranches-auxerre-branches-airport/1ef266df-4a1f-6f9e-aaf3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)