# Distance from Colorado Creek (KCR) to Papeete (PPT)

> 9,037 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,037 km / 5,615 mi / 4,880 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 174° (south)
- **Return heading**: 357° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 00:17 in Colorado Creek, it's 22:17 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 855 ft (PPT is lower than KCR)

## Airports

### [Colorado Creek Airport (KCR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kcr-colorado-creek-colorado-creek-airport/1ef266df-25ec-61ea-8735-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Colorado Creek, United States
- ICAO: KKCR
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 63.570000, -155.990000
- Elevation: 860 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 00:17 in Colorado Creek, it's 22:17 in Papeete.

## Related

- [Colorado Creek Airport (KCR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kcr-colorado-creek-colorado-creek-airport/1ef266df-25ec-61ea-8735-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)