# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to La Dorada (PQE)

> 8,610 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,610 km / 5,350 mi / 4,649 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 80° (east)
- **Return heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 02:42 in Papeete, it's 07:42 in La Dorada)
- **Elevation difference**: 561 ft (PQE is higher than PPT)

## Airports

### [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

### [German Olano Air Base (PQE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pqe-la-dorada-german-olano-air-base/1ef266df-b5d3-6998-b02b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: La Dorada, Colombia
- ICAO: SKPQ
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 5.480000, -74.660000
- Elevation: 566 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 02:42 in Papeete, it's 07:42 in La Dorada.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [German Olano Air Base (PQE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pqe-la-dorada-german-olano-air-base/1ef266df-b5d3-6998-b02b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)