# Distance from Karluk (KYK) to Papeete (PPT)

> 8,365 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,365 km / 5,198 mi / 4,517 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 175° (south)
- **Return heading**: 357° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 23:28 in Karluk, it's 21:28 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 137 ft (PPT is lower than KYK)

## Airports

### [Karluk Airport (KYK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kyk-karluk-karluk-airport/1ef266df-8731-6b94-abf0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Karluk, United States
- ICAO: PAKY
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 57.570000, -154.450000
- Elevation: 142 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 23:28 in Karluk, it's 21:28 in Papeete.

## Related

- [Karluk Airport (KYK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kyk-karluk-karluk-airport/1ef266df-8731-6b94-abf0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)