# Distance from Kampala (EBB) to Takapoto Airport (TKP)

> 18,364 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,364 km / 11,411 mi / 9,916 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 189° (south)
- **Return heading**: 171° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 06:39 in Kampala, it's 17:39 in Takapoto Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,770 ft (TKP is lower than EBB)

## Airports

### [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kampala, Uganda
- ICAO: HUEN
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: 0.040000, 32.440000
- Elevation: 3,782 ft

### [Takapoto Airport (TKP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkp-takapoto-airport/1ef266df-7376-6636-b540-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Takapoto Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGT
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -14.710000, -145.250000
- Elevation: 12 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 06:39 in Kampala, it's 17:39 in Takapoto Airport.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Takapoto Airport (TKP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkp-takapoto-airport/1ef266df-7376-6636-b540-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)