# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Uturoa (RFP)

> 15,158 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,158 km / 9,419 mi / 8,185 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 355° (north)
- **Return heading**: 3° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 22:49 in Helsinki, it's 09:49 in Uturoa)
- **Elevation difference**: 176 ft (RFP is lower than HEL)

## Airports

### [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Helsinki, Finland
- ICAO: EFHK
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 60.320000, 24.960000
- Elevation: 179 ft

### [Raiatea Airport (RFP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rfp-uturoa-raiatea-airport/1ef266df-73e3-68b2-8840-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Uturoa, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTTR
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -16.720000, -151.470000
- Elevation: 3 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 22:49 in Helsinki, it's 09:49 in Uturoa.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Raiatea Airport (RFP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rfp-uturoa-raiatea-airport/1ef266df-73e3-68b2-8840-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)