# Distance from Maracaibo (MAR) to Papeete (PPT)

> 9,103 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,103 km / 5,656 mi / 4,915 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Venezuela) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 02:46 in Maracaibo, it's 20:46 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 234 ft (PPT is lower than MAR)

## Airports

### [La Chinita International Airport (MAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mar-maracaibo-la-chinita-international-airport/1ef266df-d21c-67a8-b3dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maracaibo, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVMC
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 10.560000, -71.730000
- Elevation: 239 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 02:46 in Maracaibo, it's 20:46 in Papeete.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [La Chinita International Airport (MAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mar-maracaibo-la-chinita-international-airport/1ef266df-d21c-67a8-b3dd-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)