# Distance from Potosi (POI) to Papeete (PPT)

> 8,747 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,747 km / 5,435 mi / 4,723 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Bolivia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 00:00 in Potosi, it's 18:00 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 12,908 ft (PPT is lower than POI)

## Airports

### [Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport (POI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/poi-potosi-capitan-nicolas-rojas-airport/1ef266df-b82d-668a-a1e7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Potosi, Bolivia
- ICAO: SLPO
- Timezone: America/La_Paz
- Coordinates: -19.540000, -65.720000
- Elevation: 12,913 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 00:00 in Potosi, it's 18:00 in Papeete.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport (POI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/poi-potosi-capitan-nicolas-rojas-airport/1ef266df-b82d-668a-a1e7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)