# Distance from Ponta do Sol (NTO) to Papeete (PPT)

> 14,150 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,150 km / 8,792 mi / 7,640 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 261° (west)
- **Return heading**: 81° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Cape Verde) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 12:58 in Ponta do Sol, it's 03:58 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 27 ft (PPT is lower than NTO)

## Airports

### [Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nto-ponta-do-sol-agostinho-neto-airport/1ef266de-e9a7-6978-afd4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ponta do Sol, Cape Verde
- ICAO: GVAN
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Coordinates: 17.200000, -25.090000
- Elevation: 32 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 12:58 in Ponta do Sol, it's 03:58 in Papeete.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nto-ponta-do-sol-agostinho-neto-airport/1ef266de-e9a7-6978-afd4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)