# Distance from Fort Irwin/Barstow (BYS) to Papeete (PPT)

> 6,827 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,827 km / 4,242 mi / 3,686 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 216° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 03:38 in Fort Irwin/Barstow, it's 00:38 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,345 ft (PPT is lower than BYS)

## Airports

### [Bicycle Lake Army Air Field (BYS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bys-fort-irwinbarstow-bicycle-lake-army-air-field/1ef266df-120f-6028-9ae4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Irwin/Barstow, United States
- ICAO: KBYS
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 35.280000, -116.630000
- Elevation: 2,350 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:38 in Fort Irwin/Barstow, it's 00:38 in Papeete.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Bicycle Lake Army Air Field (BYS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bys-fort-irwinbarstow-bicycle-lake-army-air-field/1ef266df-120f-6028-9ae4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)