# Distance from Paamiut (JFR) to Papeete (PPT)

> 12,242 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,242 km / 7,607 mi / 6,610 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greenland) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 14:04 in Paamiut, it's 05:04 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 115 ft (PPT is lower than JFR)

## Airports

### [Paamiut Airport (JFR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jfr-paamiut-paamiut-airport/1ef266de-9d2f-6262-ad70-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Paamiut, Greenland
- ICAO: BGPT
- Timezone: America/Nuuk
- Coordinates: 62.010000, -49.670000
- Elevation: 120 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 14:04 in Paamiut, it's 05:04 in Papeete.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Paamiut Airport (JFR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jfr-paamiut-paamiut-airport/1ef266de-9d2f-6262-ad70-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)