# Distance from Ataq Airport (AXK) to Papeete (PPT)

> 18,228 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,228 km / 11,326 mi / 9,842 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 262° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Yemen) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 05:42 in Ataq Airport, it's 16:42 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,730 ft (PPT is lower than AXK)

## Airports

### [Ataq Airport (AXK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/axk-ataq-airport/1ef266df-849e-6fda-b2cb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ataq Airport, Yemen
- ICAO: OYAT
- Timezone: Asia/Aden
- Coordinates: 14.550000, 46.830000
- Elevation: 3,735 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 05:42 in Ataq Airport, it's 16:42 in Papeete.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ataq Airport (AXK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/axk-ataq-airport/1ef266df-849e-6fda-b2cb-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)