# Distance from Mount Pleasant (MPN) to Papeete (PPT)

> 8,561 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,561 km / 5,320 mi / 4,623 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 258° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 141° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (FK) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 21:17 in Mount Pleasant, it's 14:17 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 239 ft (PPT is lower than MPN)

## Airports

### [Mount Pleasant Airport (MPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpn-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-airport/1ef266de-c69c-6adc-ba88-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Pleasant, FK
- ICAO: EGYP
- Timezone: Atlantic/Stanley
- Coordinates: -51.820000, -58.450000
- Elevation: 244 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 21:17 in Mount Pleasant, it's 14:17 in Papeete.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mount Pleasant Airport (MPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpn-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-airport/1ef266de-c69c-6adc-ba88-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)