# Distance from Nuuk (GOH) to Papeete (PPT)

> 12,142 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,142 km / 7,544 mi / 6,556 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 269° (west)
- **Return heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greenland) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 23:31 in Nuuk, it's 14:31 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 278 ft (PPT is lower than GOH)

## Airports

### [Godthaab / Nuuk Airport (GOH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/goh-nuuk-godthaab-nuuk-airport/1ef266de-9d16-6ed8-bd15-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuuk, Greenland
- ICAO: BGGH
- Timezone: America/Nuuk
- Coordinates: 64.190000, -51.680000
- Elevation: 283 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 23:31 in Nuuk, it's 14:31 in Papeete.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Godthaab / Nuuk Airport (GOH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/goh-nuuk-godthaab-nuuk-airport/1ef266de-9d16-6ed8-bd15-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)