# Distance from Picton (PCN) to Papeete (PPT)

> 4,357 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,357 km / 2,708 mi / 2,353 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → French Polynesia
- **Time difference**: -22h (When it's 14:28 in Picton, it's 16:28 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 156 ft (PPT is lower than PCN)

## Airports

### [Picton Aerodrome (PCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pcn-picton-picton-aerodrome/1ef266df-778f-674a-8d39-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Picton, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZPN
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -41.350000, 173.960000
- Elevation: 161 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 14:28 in Picton, it's 16:28 in Papeete.
With a 22-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Picton Aerodrome (PCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pcn-picton-picton-aerodrome/1ef266df-778f-674a-8d39-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)