# Distance from Faya Largeau Airport (FYT) to Papeete (PPT)

> 18,820 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,820 km / 11,694 mi / 10,162 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 86° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chad) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 15:51 in Faya Largeau Airport, it's 04:51 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 766 ft (PPT is lower than FYT)

## Airports

### [Faya Largeau Airport (FYT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fyt-faya-largeau-airport/1ef266de-de74-6a9c-b297-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Faya Largeau Airport, Chad
- ICAO: FTTY
- Timezone: Africa/Ndjamena
- Coordinates: 17.920000, 19.110000
- Elevation: 771 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 15:51 in Faya Largeau Airport, it's 04:51 in Papeete.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Faya Largeau Airport (FYT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fyt-faya-largeau-airport/1ef266de-de74-6a9c-b297-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)