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

> 8,083 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,083 km / 5,023 mi / 4,365 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 14:30 in Mount Pleasant, it's 09:30 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 359 ft (PPT is lower than MPS)

## Airports

### [Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (MPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mps-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-regional-airport/1ef266df-313b-65aa-ad20-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Pleasant, United States
- ICAO: KOSA
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 33.100000, -94.960000
- Elevation: 364 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 14:30 in Mount Pleasant, it's 09:30 in Papeete.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (MPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mps-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-regional-airport/1ef266df-313b-65aa-ad20-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)