# Distance from Marble Bar Airport (MBB) to Papeete (PPT)

> 9,368 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,368 km / 5,821 mi / 5,059 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → French Polynesia
- **Time difference**: -18h (When it's 21:41 in Marble Bar Airport, it's 03:41 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 189 ft (PPT is lower than MBB)

## Airports

### [Marble Bar Airport (MBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbb-marble-bar-airport/1ef266e0-11f2-6dfa-af14-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Marble Bar Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMBL
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -21.160000, 119.830000
- Elevation: 194 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 21:41 in Marble Bar Airport, it's 03:41 in Papeete.
With a 18-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Marble Bar Airport (MBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbb-marble-bar-airport/1ef266e0-11f2-6dfa-af14-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)