# Distance from Fada N'gourma (FNG) to Papeete (PPT)

> 16,732 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,732 km / 10,397 mi / 9,034 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 97° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Burkina Faso) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 13:29 in Fada N'gourma, it's 03:29 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,006 ft (PPT is lower than FNG)

## Airports

### [Fada N'gourma Airport (FNG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fng-fada-ngourma-fada-ngourma-airport/1ef266de-b69e-6a18-b206-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFEF
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 12.030000, 0.350000
- Elevation: 1,011 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 13:29 in Fada N'gourma, it's 03:29 in Papeete.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Fada N'gourma Airport (FNG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fng-fada-ngourma-fada-ngourma-airport/1ef266de-b69e-6a18-b206-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)