# Distance from Bosaso (BSA) to Papeete (PPT)

> 17,880 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,880 km / 11,110 mi / 9,654 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 111° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Somalia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 11:14 in Bosaso, it's 22:14 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 2 ft (PPT is higher than BSA)

## Airports

### [Bosaso Airport (BSA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsa-bosaso-bosaso-airport/1ef266de-ea9f-6434-9af1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bosaso, Somalia
- ICAO: HCMF
- Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu
- Coordinates: 11.280000, 49.150000
- Elevation: 3 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 11:14 in Bosaso, it's 22:14 in Papeete.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bosaso Airport (BSA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsa-bosaso-bosaso-airport/1ef266de-ea9f-6434-9af1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)