# Distance from Kirundo (KRE) to Papeete (PPT)

> 17,781 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,781 km / 11,049 mi / 9,601 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 181° (south)
- **Return heading**: 179° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Burundi) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 23:07 in Kirundo, it's 11:07 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,506 ft (PPT is lower than KRE)

## Airports

### [Kirundo Airport (KRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kre-kirundo-kirundo-airport/1ef266de-ea85-6d7c-a02c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kirundo, Burundi
- ICAO: HBBO
- Timezone: Africa/Bujumbura
- Coordinates: -2.540000, 30.090000
- Elevation: 4,511 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 23:07 in Kirundo, it's 11:07 in Papeete.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kirundo Airport (KRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kre-kirundo-kirundo-airport/1ef266de-ea85-6d7c-a02c-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)