# Distance from Vila do Maio (MMO) to Papeete (PPT)

> 14,309 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,309 km / 8,891 mi / 7,726 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 259° (west)
- **Return heading**: 84° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Cape Verde) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 19:47 in Vila do Maio, it's 10:47 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 31 ft (PPT is lower than MMO)

## Airports

### [Maio Airport (MMO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mmo-vila-do-maio-maio-airport/1ef266de-e9b2-6fda-ba6a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vila do Maio, Cape Verde
- ICAO: GVMA
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Coordinates: 15.160000, -23.210000
- Elevation: 36 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 19:47 in Vila do Maio, it's 10:47 in Papeete.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Maio Airport (MMO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mmo-vila-do-maio-maio-airport/1ef266de-e9b2-6fda-ba6a-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)