# Distance from Nikolai (NIB) to Papeete (PPT)

> 8,969 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,969 km / 5,573 mi / 4,843 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 175° (south)
- **Return heading**: 358° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 11:52 in Nikolai, it's 09:52 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 442 ft (PPT is lower than NIB)

## Airports

### [Nikolai Airport (NIB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nib-nikolai-nikolai-airport/1ef266df-8671-6006-ad17-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nikolai, United States
- ICAO: PAFS
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 63.020000, -154.360000
- Elevation: 447 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:52 in Nikolai, it's 09:52 in Papeete.

## Related

- [Nikolai Airport (NIB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nib-nikolai-nikolai-airport/1ef266df-8671-6006-ad17-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)