# Distance from Tehran (IKA) to Papeete (PPT)

> 17,161 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,161 km / 10,663 mi / 9,266 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iran) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13.5h (When it's 03:41 in Tehran, it's 14:11 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,300 ft (PPT is lower than IKA)

## Airports

### [Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ika-tehran-imam-khomeini-international-airport/1ef266df-7d90-6d1a-ab04-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tehran, Iran
- ICAO: OIIE
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 35.420000, 51.150000
- Elevation: 3,305 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 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 03:41 in Tehran, it's 14:11 in Papeete.
With a 13.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ika-tehran-imam-khomeini-international-airport/1ef266df-7d90-6d1a-ab04-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)