# Distance from Mercedes (MDX) to Papeete (PPT)

> 9,208 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,208 km / 5,722 mi / 4,972 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 118° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 13:05 in Mercedes, it's 06:05 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 353 ft (PPT is lower than MDX)

## Airports

### [Mercedes Airport (MDX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdx-mercedes-mercedes-airport/1ef266df-9292-6af6-938e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mercedes, Argentina
- ICAO: SATM
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Cordoba
- Coordinates: -29.220000, -58.090000
- Elevation: 358 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 13:05 in Mercedes, it's 06:05 in Papeete.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mercedes Airport (MDX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdx-mercedes-mercedes-airport/1ef266df-9292-6af6-938e-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)