# Distance from Vila do Mosteiros (MTI) to Papeete (PPT)

> 14,187 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,187 km / 8,815 mi / 7,660 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 23:14 in Vila do Mosteiros, it's 14:14 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 61 ft (PPT is lower than MTI)

## Airports

### [Mosteiros Airport (MTI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mti-vila-do-mosteiros-mosteiros-airport/1ef266de-e9b7-6152-9b7b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vila do Mosteiros, Cape Verde
- ICAO: GVMT
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Coordinates: 15.040000, -24.340000
- Elevation: 66 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 23:14 in Vila do Mosteiros, it's 14:14 in Papeete.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mosteiros Airport (MTI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mti-vila-do-mosteiros-mosteiros-airport/1ef266de-e9b7-6152-9b7b-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)