# Distance from Kabalo (KBO) to Papeete (PPT)

> 17,360 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,360 km / 10,787 mi / 9,374 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 188° (south)
- **Return heading**: 171° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 04:47 in Kabalo, it's 16:47 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,835 ft (PPT is lower than KBO)

## Airports

### [Kabalo Airport (KBO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbo-kabalo-kabalo-airport/1ef266de-e519-6302-b5de-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kabalo, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZRM
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -6.080000, 26.920000
- Elevation: 1,840 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 04:47 in Kabalo, it's 16:47 in Papeete.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kabalo Airport (KBO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbo-kabalo-kabalo-airport/1ef266de-e519-6302-b5de-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)