# Distance from Elk City (ELK) to Papeete (PPT)

> 7,917 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,917 km / 4,919 mi / 4,275 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 231° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 12:22 in Elk City, it's 07:22 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,008 ft (PPT is lower than ELK)

## Airports

### [Elk City Regional Business Airport (ELK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/elk-elk-city-elk-city-regional-business-airport/1ef266df-19cb-6c58-8f0c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Elk City, United States
- ICAO: KELK
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 35.430000, -99.390000
- Elevation: 2,013 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 12:22 in Elk City, it's 07:22 in Papeete.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Elk City Regional Business Airport (ELK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/elk-elk-city-elk-city-regional-business-airport/1ef266df-19cb-6c58-8f0c-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)