# Distance from Cabinda (CAB) to Papeete (PPT)

> 16,756 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,756 km / 10,412 mi / 9,048 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 141° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 05:10 in Cabinda, it's 18:10 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 61 ft (PPT is lower than CAB)

## Airports

### [Cabinda Airport (CAB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cab-cabinda-cabinda-airport/1ef266de-dc81-6f6e-9aeb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cabinda, Angola
- ICAO: FNCA
- Timezone: Africa/Luanda
- Coordinates: -5.600000, 12.190000
- Elevation: 66 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 05:10 in Cabinda, it's 18:10 in Papeete.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cabinda Airport (CAB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cab-cabinda-cabinda-airport/1ef266de-dc81-6f6e-9aeb-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)