# Distance from Kabinda (KBN) to Papeete (PPT)

> 17,303 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,303 km / 10,752 mi / 9,343 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 194° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 166° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 09:38 in Kabinda, it's 21:38 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,761 ft (PPT is lower than KBN)

## Airports

### [Tunta Airport (KBN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbn-kabinda-tunta-airport/1ef266de-e611-68cc-b6f6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kabinda, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZWT
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -6.130000, 24.480000
- Elevation: 2,766 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 09:38 in Kabinda, it's 21:38 in Papeete.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tunta Airport (KBN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbn-kabinda-tunta-airport/1ef266de-e611-68cc-b6f6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)