# Distance from Atwater (MER) to Papeete (PPT)

> 6,823 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,823 km / 4,240 mi / 3,684 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 212° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 01:33 in Atwater, it's 22:33 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 185 ft (PPT is lower than MER)

## Airports

### [Castle Airport (MER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mer-atwater-castle-airport/1ef266df-2a82-6f4c-b75d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atwater, United States
- ICAO: KMER
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 37.400000, -120.600000
- Elevation: 190 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 01:33 in Atwater, it's 22:33 in Papeete.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Castle Airport (MER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mer-atwater-castle-airport/1ef266df-2a82-6f4c-b75d-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)