# Distance from Pakuba Airport (PAF) to Papeete (PPT)

> 18,304 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,304 km / 11,373 mi / 9,883 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 176° (south)
- **Return heading**: 184° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 06:46 in Pakuba Airport, it's 17:46 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 5 ft (PPT is higher than PAF)

## Airports

### [Pakuba Airport (PAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/paf-pakuba-airport/1ef266de-ef85-60ca-9d54-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pakuba Airport, Uganda
- ICAO: HUPA
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: 2.200000, 31.550000
- Elevation: 0 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 06:46 in Pakuba Airport, it's 17:46 in Papeete.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pakuba Airport (PAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/paf-pakuba-airport/1ef266de-ef85-60ca-9d54-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)