# Distance from Balmaceda (BBA) to Papeete (PPT)

> 7,693 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,693 km / 4,780 mi / 4,154 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 133° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 19:29 in Balmaceda, it's 13:29 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,717 ft (PPT is lower than BBA)

## Airports

### [Balmaceda Airport (BBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bba-balmaceda-balmaceda-airport/1ef266df-97cc-6dfa-adb6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Balmaceda, Chile
- ICAO: SCBA
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -45.920000, -71.690000
- Elevation: 1,722 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 19:29 in Balmaceda, it's 13:29 in Papeete.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Balmaceda Airport (BBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bba-balmaceda-balmaceda-airport/1ef266df-97cc-6dfa-adb6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)