# Distance from Kabalega Falls (KBG) to Papeete (PPT)

> 18,318 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,318 km / 11,383 mi / 9,891 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 176° (south)
- **Return heading**: 184° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 01:27 in Kabalega Falls, it's 12:27 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,360 ft (PPT is lower than KBG)

## Airports

### [Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbg-kabalega-falls-kabalega-falls-airport/1ef266de-ef71-6ac0-8f66-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kabalega Falls, Uganda
- ICAO: HUKF
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: 2.330000, 31.500000
- Elevation: 2,365 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 01:27 in Kabalega Falls, it's 12:27 in Papeete.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbg-kabalega-falls-kabalega-falls-airport/1ef266de-ef71-6ac0-8f66-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)