# Distance from Fderik (FGD) to Papeete (PPT)

> 15,492 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,492 km / 9,626 mi / 8,365 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 269° (west)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritania) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 12:56 in Fderik, it's 02:56 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 956 ft (PPT is lower than FGD)

## Airports

### [Fderik Airport (FGD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fgd-fderik-fderik-airport/1ef266de-e95b-692e-bc58-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fderik, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQPF
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 22.670000, -12.730000
- Elevation: 961 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 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 12:56 in Fderik, it's 02:56 in Papeete.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Fderik Airport (FGD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fgd-fderik-fderik-airport/1ef266de-e95b-692e-bc58-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)