# Distance from Harper (CPA) to Papeete (PPT)

> 15,619 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,619 km / 9,705 mi / 8,434 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Liberia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 07:15 in Harper, it's 21:15 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 15 ft (PPT is lower than CPA)

## Airports

### [Cape Palmas Airport (CPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpa-harper-cape-palmas-airport/1ef266de-e823-63fe-adfc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Harper, Liberia
- ICAO: GLCP
- Timezone: Africa/Monrovia
- Coordinates: 4.380000, -7.700000
- Elevation: 20 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 07:15 in Harper, it's 21:15 in Papeete.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cape Palmas Airport (CPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpa-harper-cape-palmas-airport/1ef266de-e823-63fe-adfc-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)