# Distance from Kwajalein (KWA) to Papeete (PPT)

> 5,522 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,522 km / 3,431 mi / 2,982 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 122° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Marshall Islands) → French Polynesia
- **Time difference**: -22h (When it's 18:28 in Kwajalein, it's 20:28 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 11 ft (PPT is lower than KWA)

## Airports

### [Bucholz Army Air Field(Kwajalein Kmr)(Atoll) Airport (KWA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwa-kwajalein-bucholz-army-air-fieldkwajalein-kmratoll-airport/1ef266df-897b-6f8a-9078-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
- ICAO: PKWA
- Timezone: Pacific/Kwajalein
- Coordinates: 8.720000, 167.730000
- Elevation: 16 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 18:28 in Kwajalein, it's 20:28 in Papeete.
With a 22-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bucholz Army Air Field(Kwajalein Kmr)(Atoll) Airport (KWA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwa-kwajalein-bucholz-army-air-fieldkwajalein-kmratoll-airport/1ef266df-897b-6f8a-9078-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)