# Distance from Hawker (HWK) to Papeete (PPT)

> 7,313 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,313 km / 4,544 mi / 3,949 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 96° (east)
- **Return heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → French Polynesia
- **Time difference**: -19.5h (When it's 04:40 in Hawker, it's 09:10 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 316 ft (PPT is lower than HWK)

## Airports

### [Wilpena Pound Airport (HWK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hwk-hawker-wilpena-pound-airport/1ef266e0-0dad-656a-864c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hawker, Australia
- ICAO: YHAW
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -31.860000, 138.470000
- Elevation: 321 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 04:40 in Hawker, it's 09:10 in Papeete.
With a 19.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Wilpena Pound Airport (HWK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hwk-hawker-wilpena-pound-airport/1ef266e0-0dad-656a-864c-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)