# Distance from Kaukura Airport (KKR) to Tel Aviv (TLV)

> 18,188 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,188 km / 11,302 mi / 9,821 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 355° (north)
- **Return heading**: 6° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Israel
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 23:12 in Kaukura Airport, it's 12:12 in Tel Aviv)
- **Elevation difference**: 124 ft (TLV is higher than KKR)

## Airports

### [Kaukura Airport (KKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkr-kaukura-airport/1ef266df-7355-6364-afb3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kaukura Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGK
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.660000, -146.880000
- Elevation: 11 ft

### [Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlv-tel-aviv-ben-gurion-international-airport/1ef266df-53ca-63dc-b12f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tel Aviv, Israel
- ICAO: LLBG
- Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates: 32.010000, 34.890000
- Elevation: 135 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 23:12 in Kaukura Airport, it's 12:12 in Tel Aviv.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kaukura Airport (KKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkr-kaukura-airport/1ef266df-7355-6364-afb3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlv-tel-aviv-ben-gurion-international-airport/1ef266df-53ca-63dc-b12f-06bb2780ed98)
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