# Distance from Bardera Airport (BSY) to Papeete (PPT)

> 17,881 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,881 km / 11,111 mi / 9,655 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 143° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 219° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Somalia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 08:28 in Bardera Airport, it's 19:28 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,195 ft (PPT is lower than BSY)

## Airports

### [Bardera Airport (BSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsy-bardera-airport/1ef266de-ea96-6f46-9a29-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bardera Airport, Somalia
- ICAO: HCMD
- Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu
- Coordinates: 2.340000, 42.310000
- Elevation: 4,200 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 08:28 in Bardera Airport, it's 19:28 in Papeete.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bardera Airport (BSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsy-bardera-airport/1ef266de-ea96-6f46-9a29-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)