# Distance from Atyrau (GUW) to Papeete (PPT)

> 16,188 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,188 km / 10,058 mi / 8,741 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kazakhstan) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 13:32 in Atyrau, it's 22:32 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 77 ft (PPT is higher than GUW)

## Airports

### [Atyrau International Airport (GUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/guw-atyrau-atyrau-international-airport/1ef266df-e449-6ebc-b692-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atyrau, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UATG
- Timezone: Asia/Oral
- Coordinates: 47.120000, 51.820000
- Elevation: -72 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 13:32 in Atyrau, it's 22:32 in Papeete.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Atyrau International Airport (GUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/guw-atyrau-atyrau-international-airport/1ef266df-e449-6ebc-b692-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)