# Distance from Gomel (GME) to Papeete (PPT)

> 16,125 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,125 km / 10,020 mi / 8,707 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 1° (north)
- **Return heading**: 359° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Belarus) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 07:34 in Gomel, it's 18:34 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 467 ft (PPT is lower than GME)

## Airports

### [Gomel Airport (GME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gme-gomel-gomel-airport/1ef266df-e85a-6452-b51c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gomel, Belarus
- ICAO: UMGG
- Timezone: Europe/Minsk
- Coordinates: 52.530000, 31.020000
- Elevation: 472 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 07:34 in Gomel, it's 18:34 in Papeete.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gomel Airport (GME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gme-gomel-gomel-airport/1ef266df-e85a-6452-b51c-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)