# Distance from Birch Creek (KBC) to Papeete (PPT)

> 9,326 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,326 km / 5,795 mi / 5,035 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 184° (south)
- **Return heading**: 2° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 22:55 in Birch Creek, it's 20:55 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 435 ft (PPT is lower than KBC)

## Airports

### [Birch Creek Airport (KBC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbc-birch-creek-birch-creek-airport/1ef266df-41d1-6e14-a994-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Birch Creek, United States
- ICAO: KZ91
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 66.270000, -145.820000
- Elevation: 440 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 22:55 in Birch Creek, it's 20:55 in Papeete.

## Related

- [Birch Creek Airport (KBC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbc-birch-creek-birch-creek-airport/1ef266df-41d1-6e14-a994-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)