# Distance from Decimomannu (DCI) to Papeete (PPT)

> 16,829 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,829 km / 10,457 mi / 9,087 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Italy) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 10:22 in Decimomannu, it's 22:22 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 95 ft (PPT is lower than DCI)

## Airports

### [Decimomannu Airport (DCI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dci-decimomannu-decimomannu-airport/1ef266df-502e-60f2-a2f2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Decimomannu, Italy
- ICAO: LIED
- Timezone: Europe/Rome
- Coordinates: 39.350000, 8.970000
- Elevation: 100 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 10:22 in Decimomannu, it's 22:22 in Papeete.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Decimomannu Airport (DCI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dci-decimomannu-decimomannu-airport/1ef266df-502e-60f2-a2f2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)