# Distance from Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) to Papeete (PPT)

> 12,746 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,746 km / 7,920 mi / 6,882 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 90° (east)
- **Return heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mongolia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -18h (When it's 12:44 in Kharkhorin Airport, it's 18:44 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,754 ft (PPT is lower than KHR)

## Airports

### [Kharkhorin Airport (KHR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/khr-kharkhorin-airport/1ef266e0-1f7a-6e3c-b354-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kharkhorin Airport, Mongolia
- ICAO: ZMHH
- Timezone: Asia/Ulaanbaatar
- Coordinates: 47.250000, 102.830000
- Elevation: 4,759 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 12:44 in Kharkhorin Airport, it's 18:44 in Papeete.
With a 18-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kharkhorin Airport (KHR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/khr-kharkhorin-airport/1ef266e0-1f7a-6e3c-b354-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)