# Distance from Kalaleh Airport (KLM) to Papeete (PPT)

> 16,722 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,722 km / 10,391 mi / 9,029 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iran) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13.5h (When it's 00:21 in Kalaleh Airport, it's 10:51 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 420 ft (PPT is lower than KLM)

## Airports

### [Kalaleh Airport (KLM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/klm-kalaleh-airport/1ef266df-7e1b-617c-a852-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kalaleh Airport, Iran
- ICAO: OINE
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 37.380000, 55.450000
- Elevation: 425 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 00:21 in Kalaleh Airport, it's 10:51 in Papeete.
With a 13.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kalaleh Airport (KLM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/klm-kalaleh-airport/1ef266df-7e1b-617c-a852-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)