# Distance from Lucapa (LBZ) to Papeete (PPT)

> 16,935 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,935 km / 10,523 mi / 9,144 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 200° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 159° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 10:39 in Lucapa, it's 23:39 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,024 ft (PPT is lower than LBZ)

## Airports

### [Lucapa Airport (LBZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lbz-lucapa-lucapa-airport/1ef266de-dcc5-621e-a020-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lucapa, Angola
- ICAO: FNLK
- Timezone: Africa/Luanda
- Coordinates: -8.450000, 20.730000
- Elevation: 3,029 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 10:39 in Lucapa, it's 23:39 in Papeete.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lucapa Airport (LBZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lbz-lucapa-lucapa-airport/1ef266de-dcc5-621e-a020-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)