# Distance from Mount Clemens (MTC) to Papeete (PPT)

> 9,544 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,544 km / 5,931 mi / 5,154 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 241° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 07:25 in Mount Clemens, it's 01:25 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 575 ft (PPT is lower than MTC)

## Airports

### [Selfridge Angb Airport (MTC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtc-mount-clemens-selfridge-angb-airport/1ef266df-2c66-64f8-89b4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Clemens, United States
- ICAO: KMTC
- Timezone: America/Detroit
- Coordinates: 42.610000, -82.840000
- Elevation: 580 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 07:25 in Mount Clemens, it's 01:25 in Papeete.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Selfridge Angb Airport (MTC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtc-mount-clemens-selfridge-angb-airport/1ef266df-2c66-64f8-89b4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)