# Distance from Cuito Cuanavale (CTI) to Papeete (PPT)

> 16,175 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,175 km / 10,051 mi / 8,734 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 199° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 161° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 19:36 in Cuito Cuanavale, it's 08:36 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 5 ft (PPT is higher than CTI)

## Airports

### [Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cti-cuito-cuanavale-cuito-cuanavale-airport/1ef266de-dc9f-6ac8-8388-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cuito Cuanavale, Angola
- ICAO: FNCV
- Timezone: Africa/Luanda
- Coordinates: -15.160000, 19.160000
- Elevation: 0 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 19:36 in Cuito Cuanavale, it's 08:36 in Papeete.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cti-cuito-cuanavale-cuito-cuanavale-airport/1ef266de-dc9f-6ac8-8388-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)