# Distance from Axum Airport (AXU) to Papeete (PPT)

> 19,042 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 19,042 km / 11,832 mi / 10,282 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 05:10 in Axum Airport, it's 16:10 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,954 ft (PPT is lower than AXU)

## Airports

### [Axum Airport (AXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/axu-axum-airport/1ef266de-e9d9-6e82-9455-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Axum Airport, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAAX
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 14.150000, 38.770000
- Elevation: 6,959 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 05:10 in Axum Airport, it's 16:10 in Papeete.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Axum Airport (AXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/axu-axum-airport/1ef266de-e9d9-6e82-9455-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)