# Distance from Tripoli (KYE) to Papeete (PPT)

> 18,040 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,040 km / 11,210 mi / 9,741 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Lebanon) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 13:50 in Tripoli, it's 00:50 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 70 ft (PPT is lower than KYE)

## Airports

### [Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kye-tripoli-rene-mouawad-air-base/1ef266df-806b-67c4-9896-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tripoli, Lebanon
- ICAO: OLKA
- Timezone: Asia/Beirut
- Coordinates: 34.590000, 36.010000
- Elevation: 75 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 13:50 in Tripoli, it's 00:50 in Papeete.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kye-tripoli-rene-mouawad-air-base/1ef266df-806b-67c4-9896-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)