# Distance from Lompoc (LPC) to Papeete (PPT)

> 6,573 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,573 km / 4,084 mi / 3,549 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 213° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 02:36 in Lompoc, it's 23:36 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 83 ft (PPT is lower than LPC)

## Airports

### [Lompoc Airport (LPC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lpc-lompoc-lompoc-airport/1ef266df-27fe-6a3c-b13c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lompoc, United States
- ICAO: KLPC
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 34.670000, -120.470000
- Elevation: 88 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 02:36 in Lompoc, it's 23:36 in Papeete.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Lompoc Airport (LPC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lpc-lompoc-lompoc-airport/1ef266df-27fe-6a3c-b13c-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)