# Distance from Maupiti Airport (MAU) to Nice (NCE)

> 16,421 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,421 km / 10,204 mi / 8,867 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 20:48 in Maupiti Airport, it's 08:48 in Nice)
- **Elevation difference**: 3 ft (NCE is lower than MAU)

## Airports

### [Maupiti Airport (MAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mau-maupiti-airport/1ef266df-73df-6884-8ee1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maupiti Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTTP
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -16.430000, -152.240000
- Elevation: 15 ft

### [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nice, France
- ICAO: LFMN
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.660000, 7.220000
- Elevation: 12 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 20:48 in Maupiti Airport, it's 08:48 in Nice.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Maupiti Airport (MAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mau-maupiti-airport/1ef266df-73df-6884-8ee1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)
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