# Distance from Marsa Brega Airport (LMQ) to Papeete (PPT)

> 18,217 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,217 km / 11,320 mi / 9,836 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Libya) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 04:11 in Marsa Brega Airport, it's 16:11 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 45 ft (PPT is lower than LMQ)

## Airports

### [Marsa Brega Airport (LMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lmq-marsa-brega-airport/1ef266de-ed52-6e7e-aad8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Marsa Brega Airport, Libya
- ICAO: HLMB
- Timezone: Africa/Tripoli
- Coordinates: 30.380000, 19.580000
- Elevation: 50 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 04:11 in Marsa Brega Airport, it's 16:11 in Papeete.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Marsa Brega Airport (LMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lmq-marsa-brega-airport/1ef266de-ed52-6e7e-aad8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)