# Distance from Namrole-Buru Island (NRE) to Papeete (PPT)

> 9,209 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,209 km / 5,722 mi / 4,973 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 268° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -19h (When it's 18:12 in Namrole-Buru Island, it's 23:12 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 992 ft (PPT is lower than NRE)

## Airports

### [Namrole Airport (NRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nre-namrole-buru-island-namrole-airport/1ef266df-fa45-6fa4-a8b8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Namrole-Buru Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAPG
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -3.820000, 126.720000
- Elevation: 997 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 18:12 in Namrole-Buru Island, it's 23:12 in Papeete.
With a 19-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Namrole Airport (NRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nre-namrole-buru-island-namrole-airport/1ef266df-fa45-6fa4-a8b8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)