# Distance from Nice (NCE) to Takaroa Airport (TKX)

> 15,834 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,834 km / 9,839 mi / 8,550 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 34° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 11:36 in Nice, it's 23:36 in Takaroa Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1 ft (TKX is higher than NCE)

## Airports

### [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nice, France
- ICAO: LFMN
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.660000, 7.220000
- Elevation: 12 ft

### [Takaroa Airport (TKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkx-takaroa-airport/1ef266df-73aa-6544-95d2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Takaroa Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTKR
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -14.460000, -145.020000
- Elevation: 13 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 11:36 in Nice, it's 23:36 in Takaroa Airport.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Takaroa Airport (TKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkx-takaroa-airport/1ef266df-73aa-6544-95d2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)