# Distance from Puntarenas (DRK) to Papeete (PPT)

> 7,810 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,810 km / 4,853 mi / 4,217 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Costa Rica) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 04:03 in Puntarenas, it's 00:03 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 7 ft (PPT is lower than DRK)

## Airports

### [Drake Bay Airport (DRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drk-puntarenas-drake-bay-airport/1ef266df-658e-619a-b860-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRDK
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 8.720000, -83.640000
- Elevation: 12 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 04:03 in Puntarenas, it's 00:03 in Papeete.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Drake Bay Airport (DRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drk-puntarenas-drake-bay-airport/1ef266df-658e-619a-b860-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)