# Distance from Jijel (GJL) to Papeete (PPT)

> 16,799 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,799 km / 10,438 mi / 9,071 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 19:33 in Jijel, it's 08:33 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 31 ft (PPT is lower than GJL)

## Airports

### [Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gjl-jijel-jijel-ferhat-abbas-airport/1ef266de-b55f-62ba-a1e6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jijel, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAV
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.800000, 5.870000
- Elevation: 36 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 19:33 in Jijel, it's 08:33 in Papeete.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gjl-jijel-jijel-ferhat-abbas-airport/1ef266de-b55f-62ba-a1e6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)