# Distance from Diass (DSS) to Papeete (PPT)

> 14,947 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,947 km / 9,288 mi / 8,071 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 260° (west)
- **Return heading**: 86° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 01:41 in Diass, it's 15:41 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 284 ft (PPT is lower than DSS)

## Airports

### [Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dss-diass-blaise-diagne-international-airport/1ef266de-e8e1-66ba-8968-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Diass, Senegal
- ICAO: GOBD
- Timezone: Africa/Dakar
- Coordinates: 14.670000, -17.070000
- Elevation: 289 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 01:41 in Diass, it's 15:41 in Papeete.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dss-diass-blaise-diagne-international-airport/1ef266de-e8e1-66ba-8968-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)