# Distance from Nepalgunj (KEP) to Papeete (PPT)

> 14,669 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,669 km / 9,115 mi / 7,921 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 89° (east)
- **Return heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -15.75h (When it's 14:23 in Nepalgunj, it's 22:38 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 535 ft (PPT is lower than KEP)

## Airports

### [Nepalgunj Airport (KEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kep-nepalgunj-nepalgunj-airport/1ef266df-f320-6f30-adc3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nepalgunj, Nepal
- ICAO: VNNG
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 28.100000, 81.670000
- Elevation: 540 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 14:23 in Nepalgunj, it's 22:38 in Papeete.
With a 15.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Nepalgunj Airport (KEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kep-nepalgunj-nepalgunj-airport/1ef266df-f320-6f30-adc3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)