# Distance from Mafia Island (MFA) to Papeete (PPT)

> 17,005 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,005 km / 10,566 mi / 9,182 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 160° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 201° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 15:50 in Mafia Island, it's 02:50 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 55 ft (PPT is lower than MFA)

## Airports

### [Mafia Island Airport (MFA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mfa-mafia-island-mafia-island-airport/1ef266de-eec6-659e-a7a9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mafia Island, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTMA
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -7.920000, 39.670000
- Elevation: 60 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 15:50 in Mafia Island, it's 02:50 in Papeete.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mafia Island Airport (MFA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mfa-mafia-island-mafia-island-airport/1ef266de-eec6-659e-a7a9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)