# Distance from Faaite Airport (FAC) to New York (JFK)

> 9,734 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,734 km / 6,048 mi / 5,256 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 17:26 in Faaite Airport, it's 23:26 in New York)
- **Elevation difference**: 6 ft (JFK 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

### [John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jfk-new-york-john-f-kennedy-international-airport/1ef266df-2422-6f44-aae4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New York, United States
- ICAO: KJFK
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.640000, -73.780000
- Elevation: 13 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 17:26 in Faaite Airport, it's 23:26 in New York.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Faaite Airport (FAC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fac-faaite-airport/1ef266df-7392-64d0-afd2-06bb2780ed98)
- [John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jfk-new-york-john-f-kennedy-international-airport/1ef266df-2422-6f44-aae4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)