# Distance from Nekemte (NEK) to Papeete (PPT)

> 18,856 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,856 km / 11,716 mi / 10,181 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 145° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 216° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 18:46 in Nekemte, it's 05:46 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,495 ft (PPT is lower than NEK)

## Airports

### [Nekemte Airport (NEK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nek-nekemte-nekemte-airport/1ef266de-ea61-6d00-9efa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nekemte, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HANK
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 9.050000, 36.600000
- Elevation: 6,500 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 18:46 in Nekemte, it's 05:46 in Papeete.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Nekemte Airport (NEK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nek-nekemte-nekemte-airport/1ef266de-ea61-6d00-9efa-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)