# Distance from Kitee Airport (KTQ) to Papeete (PPT)

> 15,054 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,054 km / 9,354 mi / 8,128 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 360° (north)
- **Return heading**: 0° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 13:54 in Kitee Airport, it's 00:54 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 359 ft (PPT is lower than KTQ)

## Airports

### [Kitee Airport (KTQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktq-kitee-airport/1ef266de-c148-65d6-a638-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kitee Airport, Finland
- ICAO: EFIT
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 62.170000, 30.070000
- Elevation: 364 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 13:54 in Kitee Airport, it's 00:54 in Papeete.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kitee Airport (KTQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktq-kitee-airport/1ef266de-c148-65d6-a638-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)