# Distance from Faaite Airport (FAC) to Helsinki (HEL)

> 15,101 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,101 km / 9,383 mi / 8,154 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 7° (north)
- **Return heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Finland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 07:14 in Faaite Airport, it's 20:14 in Helsinki)
- **Elevation difference**: 172 ft (HEL is higher than FAC)

## Airports

### [Faaite Airport (FAC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fac-faaite-airport/1ef266df-7392-64d0-afd2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Faaite Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTKF
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -16.690000, -145.330000
- Elevation: 7 ft

### [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Helsinki, Finland
- ICAO: EFHK
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 60.320000, 24.960000
- Elevation: 179 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 07:14 in Faaite Airport, it's 20:14 in Helsinki.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Faaite Airport (FAC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fac-faaite-airport/1ef266df-7392-64d0-afd2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)