# Distance from Palmerston North Airport (PMR) to Papeete (PPT)

> 4,181 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,181 km / 2,598 mi / 2,258 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → French Polynesia
- **Time difference**: -22h (When it's 19:41 in Palmerston North Airport, it's 21:41 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 146 ft (PPT is lower than PMR)

## Airports

### [Palmerston North Airport (PMR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pmr-palmerston-north-airport/1ef266df-778b-61f4-b2a5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palmerston North Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZPM
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -40.320000, 175.620000
- Elevation: 151 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 19:41 in Palmerston North Airport, it's 21:41 in Papeete.
With a 22-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Palmerston North Airport (PMR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pmr-palmerston-north-airport/1ef266df-778b-61f4-b2a5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)