# Distance from Kolda (KDA) to Papeete (PPT)

> 15,132 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,132 km / 9,402 mi / 8,171 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 258° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 89° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 23:07 in Kolda, it's 13:07 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 28 ft (PPT is lower than KDA)

## Airports

### [Kolda North Airport (KDA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kda-kolda-kolda-north-airport/1ef266de-e8e5-63e6-b9cc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kolda, Senegal
- ICAO: GODK
- Timezone: Africa/Dakar
- Coordinates: 12.900000, -14.970000
- Elevation: 33 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 23:07 in Kolda, it's 13:07 in Papeete.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kolda North Airport (KDA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kda-kolda-kolda-north-airport/1ef266de-e8e5-63e6-b9cc-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)