# Distance from Kirensk (KCK) to Papeete (PPT)

> 12,379 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,379 km / 7,692 mi / 6,684 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 89° (east)
- **Return heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -18h (When it's 00:19 in Kirensk, it's 06:19 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 5 ft (PPT is higher than KCK)

## Airports

### [Kirensk Airport (KCK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kck-kirensk-kirensk-airport/1ef266df-e672-6504-af69-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kirensk, Russia
- ICAO: UIKK
- Timezone: Asia/Irkutsk
- Coordinates: 57.770000, 108.060000
- Elevation: 0 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 00:19 in Kirensk, it's 06:19 in Papeete.
With a 18-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kirensk Airport (KCK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kck-kirensk-kirensk-airport/1ef266df-e672-6504-af69-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)