# Distance from Pajala Airport (PJA) to Papeete (PPT)

> 14,464 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,464 km / 8,987 mi / 7,810 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 351° (north)
- **Return heading**: 4° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sweden) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 15:41 in Pajala Airport, it's 03:41 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 537 ft (PPT is lower than PJA)

## Airports

### [Pajala Airport (PJA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pja-pajala-airport/1ef266de-cdb0-64ae-bacf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pajala Airport, Sweden
- ICAO: ESUP
- Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates: 67.250000, 23.070000
- Elevation: 542 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 15:41 in Pajala Airport, it's 03:41 in Papeete.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pajala Airport (PJA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pja-pajala-airport/1ef266de-cdb0-64ae-bacf-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)