# Distance from Lewiston (LWS) to Papeete (PPT)

> 7,824 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,824 km / 4,862 mi / 4,225 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 213° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 23° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 10:18 in Lewiston, it's 07:18 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,437 ft (PPT is lower than LWS)

## Airports

### [Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport (LWS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lws-lewiston-lewistonnez-perce-county-airport/1ef266df-289d-6c7c-9283-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lewiston, United States
- ICAO: KLWS
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 46.370000, -117.020000
- Elevation: 1,442 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 10:18 in Lewiston, it's 07:18 in Papeete.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport (LWS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lws-lewiston-lewistonnez-perce-county-airport/1ef266df-289d-6c7c-9283-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)