# Distance from Huatulco (HUX) to Papeete (PPT)

> 6,921 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,921 km / 4,301 mi / 3,737 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 240° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 21:12 in Huatulco, it's 17:12 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 459 ft (PPT is lower than HUX)

## Airports

### [Bahias de Huatulco International Airport (HUX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hux-huatulco-bahias-de-huatulco-international-airport/1ef266df-6119-6a9c-b41b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Huatulco, Mexico
- ICAO: MMBT
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 15.780000, -96.260000
- Elevation: 464 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 21:12 in Huatulco, it's 17:12 in Papeete.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Bahias de Huatulco International Airport (HUX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hux-huatulco-bahias-de-huatulco-international-airport/1ef266df-6119-6a9c-b41b-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)