# Distance from Sapezal (AZL) to Papeete (PPT)

> 9,636 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,636 km / 5,988 mi / 5,203 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 05:20 in Sapezal, it's 23:20 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,809 ft (PPT is lower than AZL)

## Airports

### [Fazenda Tucunare Airport (AZL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/azl-sapezal-fazenda-tucunare-airport/1ef266df-db9c-61ca-a6a2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sapezal, Brazil
- ICAO: SWTU
- Timezone: America/Cuiaba
- Coordinates: -13.470000, -58.870000
- Elevation: 1,814 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 05:20 in Sapezal, it's 23:20 in Papeete.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Fazenda Tucunare Airport (AZL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/azl-sapezal-fazenda-tucunare-airport/1ef266df-db9c-61ca-a6a2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)