# Distance from Wells (LWL) to Papeete (PPT)

> 7,439 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,439 km / 4,623 mi / 4,017 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 216° (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 10:30 in Wells, it's 07:30 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,764 ft (PPT is lower than LWL)

## Airports

### [Wells Municipal/Harriet Field (LWL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lwl-wells-wells-municipalharriet-field/1ef266df-2896-63fa-a97a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wells, United States
- ICAO: KLWL
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 41.120000, -114.920000
- Elevation: 5,769 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 10:30 in Wells, it's 07:30 in Papeete.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Wells Municipal/Harriet Field (LWL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lwl-wells-wells-municipalharriet-field/1ef266df-2896-63fa-a97a-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)