# Distance from Bontang-Borneo Island (BXT) to Papeete (PPT)

> 10,321 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,321 km / 6,413 mi / 5,573 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 108° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 269° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -18h (When it's 00:19 in Bontang-Borneo Island, it's 06:19 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 44 ft (PPT is lower than BXT)

## Airports

### [Bontang Airport (BXT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bxt-bontang-borneo-island-bontang-airport/1ef266df-ffda-6a96-8527-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bontang-Borneo Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WRLC
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: 0.120000, 117.470000
- Elevation: 49 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 00:19 in Bontang-Borneo Island, it's 06:19 in Papeete.
With a 18-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bontang Airport (BXT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bxt-bontang-borneo-island-bontang-airport/1ef266df-ffda-6a96-8527-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)