# Distance from Sovetskaya Gavan (GVN) to Papeete (PPT)

> 10,115 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,115 km / 6,285 mi / 5,461 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -20h (When it's 17:38 in Sovetskaya Gavan, it's 21:38 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 763 ft (PPT is lower than GVN)

## Airports

### [Maygatka Airport. (GVN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gvn-sovetskaya-gavan-maygatka-airport/1ef266df-e59b-654a-860a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sovetskaya Gavan, Russia
- ICAO: UHKM
- Timezone: Asia/Vladivostok
- Coordinates: 48.930000, 140.030000
- Elevation: 768 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 17:38 in Sovetskaya Gavan, it's 21:38 in Papeete.
With a 20-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Maygatka Airport. (GVN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gvn-sovetskaya-gavan-maygatka-airport/1ef266df-e59b-654a-860a-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)