# Distance from Faaite Airport (FAC) to Tunis (TUN)

> 16,731 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,731 km / 10,396 mi / 9,034 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Tunisia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 02:22 in Faaite Airport, it's 13:22 in Tunis)
- **Elevation difference**: 15 ft (TUN 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

### [Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tun-tunis-tunis-carthage-international-airport/1ef266de-b87a-6594-85bf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tunis, Tunisia
- ICAO: DTTA
- Timezone: Africa/Tunis
- Coordinates: 36.850000, 10.230000
- Elevation: 22 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 02:22 in Faaite Airport, it's 13:22 in Tunis.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Faaite Airport (FAC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fac-faaite-airport/1ef266df-7392-64d0-afd2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tun-tunis-tunis-carthage-international-airport/1ef266de-b87a-6594-85bf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)