# Distance from Morlaix/Ploujean (MXN) to Papeete (PPT)

> 15,388 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,388 km / 9,561 mi / 8,309 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 10:39 in Morlaix/Ploujean, it's 22:39 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 267 ft (PPT is lower than MXN)

## Airports

### [Morlaix-Ploujean Airport (MXN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mxn-morlaixploujean-morlaix-ploujean-airport/1ef266df-4cc8-68a4-9768-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Morlaix/Ploujean, France
- ICAO: LFRU
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 48.600000, -3.820000
- Elevation: 272 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 10:39 in Morlaix/Ploujean, it's 22:39 in Papeete.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Morlaix-Ploujean Airport (MXN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mxn-morlaixploujean-morlaix-ploujean-airport/1ef266df-4cc8-68a4-9768-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)