# Distance from Diapaga (DIP) to Papeete (PPT)

> 16,883 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,883 km / 10,490 mi / 9,116 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 97° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Burkina Faso) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 01:56 in Diapaga, it's 15:56 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 946 ft (PPT is lower than DIP)

## Airports

### [Diapaga Airport (DIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dip-diapaga-diapaga-airport/1ef266de-b696-6aac-a3f9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Diapaga, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFED
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 12.050000, 1.780000
- Elevation: 951 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 01:56 in Diapaga, it's 15:56 in Papeete.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Diapaga Airport (DIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dip-diapaga-diapaga-airport/1ef266de-b696-6aac-a3f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)