# Distance from Kurgan-Tyube (KQT) to Papeete (PPT)

> 15,651 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,651 km / 9,725 mi / 8,451 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tajikistan) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 04:18 in Kurgan-Tyube, it's 13:18 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,468 ft (PPT is lower than KQT)

## Airports

### [Qurghonteppa International Airport (KQT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kqt-kurgan-tyube-qurghonteppa-international-airport/1ef266df-eb32-6e18-96f4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kurgan-Tyube, Tajikistan
- ICAO: UTDT
- Timezone: Asia/Dushanbe
- Coordinates: 37.870000, 68.860000
- Elevation: 1,473 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 04:18 in Kurgan-Tyube, it's 13:18 in Papeete.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Qurghonteppa International Airport (KQT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kqt-kurgan-tyube-qurghonteppa-international-airport/1ef266df-eb32-6e18-96f4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)