# Distance from Sidi Bel Abbes Airport (BFW) to Papeete (PPT)

> 16,384 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,384 km / 10,180 mi / 8,846 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 295° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 20:28 in Sidi Bel Abbes Airport, it's 09:28 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,609 ft (PPT is lower than BFW)

## Airports

### [Sidi Bel Abbes Airport (BFW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bfw-sidi-bel-abbes-airport/1ef266de-b5b5-6d54-9428-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sidi Bel Abbes Airport, Algeria
- ICAO: DAOS
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 35.170000, -0.590000
- Elevation: 1,614 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 20:28 in Sidi Bel Abbes Airport, it's 09:28 in Papeete.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sidi Bel Abbes Airport (BFW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bfw-sidi-bel-abbes-airport/1ef266de-b5b5-6d54-9428-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)