# Distance from Tachina (ESM) to Papeete (PPT)

> 7,924 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,924 km / 4,924 mi / 4,279 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 83° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 03:58 in Tachina, it's 22:58 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 27 ft (PPT is lower than ESM)

## Airports

### [General Rivadeneira Airport (ESM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esm-tachina-general-rivadeneira-airport/1ef266df-a5bd-6234-ac61-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tachina, Ecuador
- ICAO: SETN
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: 0.980000, -79.630000
- Elevation: 32 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 03:58 in Tachina, it's 22:58 in Papeete.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [General Rivadeneira Airport (ESM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esm-tachina-general-rivadeneira-airport/1ef266df-a5bd-6234-ac61-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)