# Distance from Pathankot Air Force Station (IXP) to Papeete (PPT)

> 15,209 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,209 km / 9,451 mi / 8,212 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 81° (east)
- **Return heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -15.5h (When it's 05:31 in Pathankot Air Force Station, it's 14:01 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,012 ft (PPT is lower than IXP)

## Airports

### [Pathankot Air Force Station (IXP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixp-pathankot-air-force-station/1ef266df-f246-65b0-a1c9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pathankot Air Force Station, India
- ICAO: VIPK
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 32.230000, 75.630000
- Elevation: 1,017 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 05:31 in Pathankot Air Force Station, it's 14:01 in Papeete.
With a 15.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pathankot Air Force Station (IXP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixp-pathankot-air-force-station/1ef266df-f246-65b0-a1c9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)