# Distance from Cusco (CUZ) to Papeete (PPT)

> 8,275 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,275 km / 5,142 mi / 4,468 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 100° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 02:18 in Cusco, it's 21:18 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 10,855 ft (PPT is lower than CUZ)

## Airports

### [Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cuz-cusco-alejandro-velasco-astete-international-airport/1ef266df-c59f-6a20-a342-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cusco, Peru
- ICAO: SPZO
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -13.540000, -71.940000
- Elevation: 10,860 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 02:18 in Cusco, it's 21:18 in Papeete.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cuz-cusco-alejandro-velasco-astete-international-airport/1ef266df-c59f-6a20-a342-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)