# Distance from Ikela (IKL) to Papeete (PPT)

> 17,789 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,789 km / 11,054 mi / 9,606 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 200° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 159° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 13:51 in Ikela, it's 02:51 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,278 ft (PPT is lower than IKL)

## Airports

### [Ikela Airport (IKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ikl-ikela-ikela-airport/1ef266de-e3bb-6d7a-a11e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ikela, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZGV
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -1.200000, 23.280000
- Elevation: 1,283 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 13:51 in Ikela, it's 02:51 in Papeete.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ikela Airport (IKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ikl-ikela-ikela-airport/1ef266de-e3bb-6d7a-a11e-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)