# Distance from Big Spring (HCA) to Papeete (PPT)

> 7,537 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,537 km / 4,683 mi / 4,070 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 230° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 04:55 in Big Spring, it's 23:55 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,568 ft (PPT is lower than HCA)

## Airports

### [Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport (HCA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hca-big-spring-big-spring-mc-mahon-wrinkle-airport/1ef266df-1132-65a6-ac50-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Big Spring, United States
- ICAO: KBPG
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 32.210000, -101.520000
- Elevation: 2,573 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 04:55 in Big Spring, it's 23:55 in Papeete.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport (HCA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hca-big-spring-big-spring-mc-mahon-wrinkle-airport/1ef266df-1132-65a6-ac50-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)