# Distance from Cartagena (CTG) to Papeete (PPT)

> 8,710 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,710 km / 5,412 mi / 4,703 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 05:46 in Cartagena, it's 00:46 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1 ft (PPT is higher than CTG)

## Airports

### [Rafael Nunez International Airport (CTG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctg-cartagena-rafael-nunez-international-airport/1ef266df-b477-696e-860d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cartagena, Colombia
- ICAO: SKCG
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 10.440000, -75.510000
- Elevation: 4 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 05:46 in Cartagena, it's 00:46 in Papeete.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Rafael Nunez International Airport (CTG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctg-cartagena-rafael-nunez-international-airport/1ef266df-b477-696e-860d-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)