# Distance from Birao (IRO) to Papeete (PPT)

> 18,855 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,855 km / 11,716 mi / 10,181 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 133° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Central African Republic) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 15:56 in Birao, it's 04:56 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,691 ft (PPT is lower than IRO)

## Airports

### [Birao Airport (IRO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iro-birao-birao-airport/1ef266de-d7fb-6e40-83c3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Birao, Central African Republic
- ICAO: FEFI
- Timezone: Africa/Bangui
- Coordinates: 10.240000, 22.720000
- Elevation: 1,696 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 15:56 in Birao, it's 04:56 in Papeete.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Birao Airport (IRO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iro-birao-birao-airport/1ef266de-d7fb-6e40-83c3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)