# Distance from Copiapo (CPO) to Papeete (PPT)

> 8,051 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,051 km / 5,003 mi / 4,347 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 259° (west)
- **Return heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 10:08 in Copiapo, it's 04:08 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 665 ft (PPT is lower than CPO)

## Airports

### [Desierto de Atacama Airport (CPO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpo-copiapo-desierto-de-atacama-airport/1ef266df-97aa-69da-8bb9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Copiapo, Chile
- ICAO: SCAT
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -27.260000, -70.780000
- Elevation: 670 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 10:08 in Copiapo, it's 04:08 in Papeete.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Desierto de Atacama Airport (CPO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpo-copiapo-desierto-de-atacama-airport/1ef266df-97aa-69da-8bb9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)