# Distance from Ouesso Airport (OUE) to Papeete (PPT)

> 17,650 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,650 km / 10,967 mi / 9,530 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 221° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 137° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Congo) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 14:00 in Ouesso Airport, it's 03:00 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,153 ft (PPT is lower than OUE)

## Airports

### [Ouesso Airport (OUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oue-ouesso-airport/1ef266de-d6a8-69c6-af41-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ouesso Airport, Congo
- ICAO: FCOU
- Timezone: Africa/Brazzaville
- Coordinates: 1.620000, 16.040000
- Elevation: 1,158 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 14:00 in Ouesso Airport, it's 03:00 in Papeete.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ouesso Airport (OUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oue-ouesso-airport/1ef266de-d6a8-69c6-af41-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)