# Distance from Gyumri (LWN) to Papeete (PPT)

> 17,131 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,131 km / 10,645 mi / 9,250 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Armenia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 00:10 in Gyumri, it's 10:10 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,995 ft (PPT is lower than LWN)

## Airports

### [Gyumri Shirak Airport (LWN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lwn-gyumri-gyumri-shirak-airport/1ef266df-e49e-6156-846d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gyumri, Armenia
- ICAO: UDSG
- Timezone: Asia/Yerevan
- Coordinates: 40.750000, 43.860000
- Elevation: 5,000 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 00:10 in Gyumri, it's 10:10 in Papeete.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gyumri Shirak Airport (LWN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lwn-gyumri-gyumri-shirak-airport/1ef266df-e49e-6156-846d-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)