# Distance from San Luis (LUQ) to Papeete (PPT)

> 8,338 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,338 km / 5,181 mi / 4,502 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 259° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 121° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 13:05 in San Luis, it's 06:05 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,323 ft (PPT is lower than LUQ)

## Airports

### [Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport (LUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luq-san-luis-brigadier-mayor-d-cesar-raul-ojeda-airport/1ef266df-922c-6ed6-8152-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Luis, Argentina
- ICAO: SAOU
- Timezone: America/Argentina/San_Luis
- Coordinates: -33.270000, -66.360000
- Elevation: 2,328 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 13:05 in San Luis, it's 06:05 in Papeete.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport (LUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luq-san-luis-brigadier-mayor-d-cesar-raul-ojeda-airport/1ef266df-922c-6ed6-8152-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)