# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Platinum (PTU)

> 8,587 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,587 km / 5,336 mi / 4,637 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 354° (north)
- **Return heading**: 168° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 20:50 in Papeete, it's 22:50 in Platinum)
- **Elevation difference**: 13 ft (PTU 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

### [Platinum Airport (PTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ptu-platinum-platinum-airport/1ef266df-87d1-60b8-bf4e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Platinum, United States
- ICAO: PAPM
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 59.020000, -161.830000
- Elevation: 18 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 20:50 in Papeete, it's 22:50 in Platinum.

## Related

- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Platinum Airport (PTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ptu-platinum-platinum-airport/1ef266df-87d1-60b8-bf4e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)