# Distance from Kikwit Airport (KKW) to Papeete (PPT)

> 17,199 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,199 km / 10,687 mi / 9,287 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 207° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 152° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 12:00 in Kikwit Airport, it's 01:00 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,567 ft (PPT is lower than KKW)

## Airports

### [Kikwit Airport (KKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkw-kikwit-airport/1ef266de-e26f-62aa-ad52-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kikwit Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZCA
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -5.040000, 18.790000
- Elevation: 1,572 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 12:00 in Kikwit Airport, it's 01:00 in Papeete.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kikwit Airport (KKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkw-kikwit-airport/1ef266de-e26f-62aa-ad52-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)