# Distance from Kirksville (IRK) to Papeete (PPT)

> 8,709 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,709 km / 5,412 mi / 4,703 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 02:51 in Kirksville, it's 21:51 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 961 ft (PPT is lower than IRK)

## Airports

### [Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/irk-kirksville-kirksville-regional-airport/1ef266df-238c-6a26-b9d0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kirksville, United States
- ICAO: KIRK
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 40.090000, -92.540000
- Elevation: 966 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 02:51 in Kirksville, it's 21:51 in Papeete.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/irk-kirksville-kirksville-regional-airport/1ef266df-238c-6a26-b9d0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)