# Distance from La Paz (LAP) to Papeete (PPT)

> 6,288 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,288 km / 3,907 mi / 3,395 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 226° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 04:14 in La Paz, it's 01:14 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 64 ft (PPT is lower than LAP)

## Airports

### [Manuel Marquez de Leon International Airport (LAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lap-la-paz-manuel-marquez-de-leon-international-airport/1ef266df-61b0-642e-a973-06bb2780ed98)

- City: La Paz, Mexico
- ICAO: MMLP
- Timezone: America/Mazatlan
- Coordinates: 24.070000, -110.360000
- Elevation: 69 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 04:14 in La Paz, it's 01:14 in Papeete.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Manuel Marquez de Leon International Airport (LAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lap-la-paz-manuel-marquez-de-leon-international-airport/1ef266df-61b0-642e-a973-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)