# Distance from Semey (PLX) to Papeete (PPT)

> 14,305 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,305 km / 8,889 mi / 7,724 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kazakhstan) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 08:03 in Semey, it's 17:03 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 754 ft (PPT is lower than PLX)

## Airports

### [Semey International Airport (PLX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/plx-semey-semey-international-airport/1ef266df-e435-68ae-a43f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Semey, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UASS
- Timezone: Asia/Almaty
- Coordinates: 50.350000, 80.230000
- Elevation: 759 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 08:03 in Semey, it's 17:03 in Papeete.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Semey International Airport (PLX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/plx-semey-semey-international-airport/1ef266df-e435-68ae-a43f-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)