# Distance from Apatity (KVK) to Papeete (PPT)

> 14,461 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,461 km / 8,985 mi / 7,808 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 4° (north)
- **Return heading**: 358° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 02:48 in Apatity, it's 13:48 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 510 ft (PPT is lower than KVK)

## Airports

### [Kirovsk-Apatity Airport (KVK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kvk-apatity-kirovsk-apatity-airport/1ef266df-e7e4-67ac-b3d1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Apatity, Russia
- ICAO: ULMK
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 67.460000, 33.590000
- Elevation: 515 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 02:48 in Apatity, it's 13:48 in Papeete.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kirovsk-Apatity Airport (KVK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kvk-apatity-kirovsk-apatity-airport/1ef266df-e7e4-67ac-b3d1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)