# Distance from Cucuta (CUC) to Papeete (PPT)

> 8,924 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,924 km / 5,545 mi / 4,819 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 07:06 in Cucuta, it's 02:06 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,091 ft (PPT is lower than CUC)

## Airports

### [Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cuc-cucuta-camilo-daza-international-airport/1ef266df-b46c-6bc2-b48f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cucuta, Colombia
- ICAO: SKCC
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 7.930000, -72.510000
- Elevation: 1,096 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 07:06 in Cucuta, it's 02:06 in Papeete.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cuc-cucuta-camilo-daza-international-airport/1ef266df-b46c-6bc2-b48f-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)