# Distance from Ipatinga (IPN) to Papeete (PPT)

> 11,058 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,058 km / 6,871 mi / 5,971 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 05:50 in Ipatinga, it's 22:50 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 779 ft (PPT is lower than IPN)

## Airports

### [Usiminas Airport (IPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ipn-ipatinga-usiminas-airport/1ef266df-94b8-6128-85a7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ipatinga, Brazil
- ICAO: SBIP
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -19.470000, -42.490000
- Elevation: 784 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 05:50 in Ipatinga, it's 22:50 in Papeete.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Usiminas Airport (IPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ipn-ipatinga-usiminas-airport/1ef266df-94b8-6128-85a7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)