# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Posadas (PSS)

> 9,466 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,466 km / 5,882 mi / 5,111 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 117° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 00:50 in Papeete, it's 07:50 in Posadas)
- **Elevation difference**: 425 ft (PSS 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

### [Libertador Gral D Jose De San Martin Airport (PSS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pss-posadas-libertador-gral-d-jose-de-san-martin-airport/1ef266df-9250-634a-8c8a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Posadas, Argentina
- ICAO: SARP
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Cordoba
- Coordinates: -27.390000, -55.970000
- Elevation: 430 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 00:50 in Papeete, it's 07:50 in Posadas.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Libertador Gral D Jose De San Martin Airport (PSS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pss-posadas-libertador-gral-d-jose-de-san-martin-airport/1ef266df-9250-634a-8c8a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)