# Distance from Hutchinson (HUT) to Papeete (PPT)

> 8,208 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,208 km / 5,100 mi / 4,432 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 231° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 13:00 in Hutchinson, it's 08:00 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,538 ft (PPT is lower than HUT)

## Airports

### [Hutchinson Regional Airport (HUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hut-hutchinson-hutchinson-regional-airport/1ef266df-21b4-6c94-8f8c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hutchinson, United States
- ICAO: KHUT
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.070000, -97.860000
- Elevation: 1,543 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 13:00 in Hutchinson, it's 08:00 in Papeete.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Hutchinson Regional Airport (HUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hut-hutchinson-hutchinson-regional-airport/1ef266df-21b4-6c94-8f8c-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)