# Distance from Orlando (ORL) to Papeete (PPT)

> 8,946 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,946 km / 5,559 mi / 4,831 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 244° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 09:42 in Orlando, it's 03:42 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 108 ft (PPT is lower than ORL)

## Airports

### [Executive Airport (ORL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/orl-orlando-executive-airport/1ef266df-3132-686a-9bcb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Orlando, United States
- ICAO: KORL
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 28.500000, -81.300000
- Elevation: 113 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 09:42 in Orlando, it's 03:42 in Papeete.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Executive Airport (ORL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/orl-orlando-executive-airport/1ef266df-3132-686a-9bcb-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)