# Distance from Faribault (FBL) to Papeete (PPT)

> 8,934 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,934 km / 5,551 mi / 4,824 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 234° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 19:16 in Faribault, it's 14:16 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,055 ft (PPT is lower than FBL)

## Airports

### [Faribault Municipal-Liz Wall Strohfus Field (FBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fbl-faribault-faribault-municipal-liz-wall-strohfus-field/1ef266df-1bb9-6088-b91b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Faribault, United States
- ICAO: KFBL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 44.330000, -93.310000
- Elevation: 1,060 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 19:16 in Faribault, it's 14:16 in Papeete.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Faribault Municipal-Liz Wall Strohfus Field (FBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fbl-faribault-faribault-municipal-liz-wall-strohfus-field/1ef266df-1bb9-6088-b91b-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)