# Distance from Caracas (CCS) to Fangatau Airport (FGU)

> 8,646 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,646 km / 5,372 mi / 4,668 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Venezuela) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 13:51 in Caracas, it's 07:51 in Fangatau Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 226 ft (FGU is lower than CCS)

## Airports

### [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Caracas, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVMI
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 10.600000, -66.990000
- Elevation: 235 ft

### [Fangatau Airport (FGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fgu-fangatau-airport/1ef266df-7335-65e6-8805-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fangatau Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGB
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.820000, -140.890000
- Elevation: 9 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 13:51 in Caracas, it's 07:51 in Fangatau Airport.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)
- [Fangatau Airport (FGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fgu-fangatau-airport/1ef266df-7335-65e6-8805-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)