# Distance from Boston (BOS) to Takaroa Airport (TKX)

> 9,824 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,824 km / 6,104 mi / 5,304 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 09:39 in Boston, it's 03:39 in Takaroa Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 6 ft (TKX is lower than BOS)

## Airports

### [General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (BOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bos-boston-general-edward-lawrence-logan-international-airport/1ef266df-112a-6798-90da-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Boston, United States
- ICAO: KBOS
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 42.360000, -71.010000
- Elevation: 19 ft

### [Takaroa Airport (TKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkx-takaroa-airport/1ef266df-73aa-6544-95d2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Takaroa Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTKR
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -14.460000, -145.020000
- Elevation: 13 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 09:39 in Boston, it's 03:39 in Takaroa Airport.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (BOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bos-boston-general-edward-lawrence-logan-international-airport/1ef266df-112a-6798-90da-06bb2780ed98)
- [Takaroa Airport (TKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkx-takaroa-airport/1ef266df-73aa-6544-95d2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)