# Distance from Minna (MXJ) to Papeete (PPT)

> 17,287 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,287 km / 10,742 mi / 9,334 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 11:38 in Minna, it's 00:38 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 829 ft (PPT is lower than MXJ)

## Airports

### [Minna Airport (MXJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mxj-minna-minna-airport/1ef266de-b7f2-622a-aeda-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Minna, Nigeria
- ICAO: DNMN
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 9.650000, 6.460000
- Elevation: 834 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 11:38 in Minna, it's 00:38 in Papeete.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Minna Airport (MXJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mxj-minna-minna-airport/1ef266de-b7f2-622a-aeda-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)