# Distance from Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV) to Papeete (PPT)

> 1,406 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,406 km / 873 mi / 759 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: Domestic (French Polynesia)
- **Time difference**: -0.5h (When it's 03:35 in Nuku Hiva Airport, it's 03:05 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 215 ft (PPT is lower than NHV)

## Airports

### [Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nhv-nuku-hiva-airport/1ef266df-73b1-6fba-93f7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuku Hiva Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTMD
- Timezone: Pacific/Marquesas
- Coordinates: -8.800000, -140.230000
- Elevation: 220 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 a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:35 in Nuku Hiva Airport, it's 03:05 in Papeete.

## Related

- [Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nhv-nuku-hiva-airport/1ef266df-73b1-6fba-93f7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)