# Distance from Hikueru Atoll (HHZ) to Muscat (MCT)

> 17,741 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,741 km / 11,024 mi / 9,580 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Oman
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 10:06 in Hikueru Atoll, it's 00:06 in Muscat)
- **Elevation difference**: 43 ft (MCT is higher than HHZ)

## Airports

### [Hikueru Atoll Airport (HHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhz-hikueru-atoll-hikueru-atoll-airport/1ef266df-7349-6816-a222-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hikueru Atoll, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGH
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -17.540000, -142.610000
- Elevation: 5 ft

### [Muscat International Airport (MCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mct-muscat-muscat-international-airport/1ef266df-8107-655c-a000-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Muscat, Oman
- ICAO: OOMS
- Timezone: Asia/Muscat
- Coordinates: 23.590000, 58.280000
- Elevation: 48 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 10:06 in Hikueru Atoll, it's 00:06 in Muscat.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hikueru Atoll Airport (HHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhz-hikueru-atoll-hikueru-atoll-airport/1ef266df-7349-6816-a222-06bb2780ed98)
- [Muscat International Airport (MCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mct-muscat-muscat-international-airport/1ef266df-8107-655c-a000-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)