# Distance from Hokitika Airfield (HKK) to Papeete (PPT)

> 4,644 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,644 km / 2,886 mi / 2,507 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 224° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → French Polynesia
- **Time difference**: -22h (When it's 17:51 in Hokitika Airfield, it's 19:51 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 141 ft (PPT is lower than HKK)

## Airports

### [Hokitika Airfield (HKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hkk-hokitika-airfield/1ef266df-76be-6d48-94ca-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hokitika Airfield, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZHK
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -42.710000, 170.990000
- Elevation: 146 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 17:51 in Hokitika Airfield, it's 19:51 in Papeete.
With a 22-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hokitika Airfield (HKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hkk-hokitika-airfield/1ef266df-76be-6d48-94ca-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)