# Distance from Arusha (JRO) to Papeete (PPT)

> 17,570 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,570 km / 10,917 mi / 9,487 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 163° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 198° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 11:55 in Arusha, it's 22:55 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,927 ft (PPT is lower than JRO)

## Airports

### [Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jro-arusha-kilimanjaro-international-airport/1ef266de-eea3-6bc0-9568-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arusha, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTKJ
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -3.430000, 37.070000
- Elevation: 2,932 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 11:55 in Arusha, it's 22:55 in Papeete.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jro-arusha-kilimanjaro-international-airport/1ef266de-eea3-6bc0-9568-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)