# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Puerto Rico/Manuripi (PUR)

> 8,807 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,807 km / 5,472 mi / 4,755 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 98° (east)
- **Return heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Bolivia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 12:21 in Papeete, it's 18:21 in Puerto Rico/Manuripi)
- **Elevation difference**: 592 ft (PUR 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

### [Puerto Rico Airport (PUR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pur-puerto-ricomanuripi-puerto-rico-airport/1ef266df-b831-6816-87f9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Rico/Manuripi, Bolivia
- ICAO: SLPR
- Timezone: America/La_Paz
- Coordinates: -11.110000, -67.550000
- Elevation: 597 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 12:21 in Papeete, it's 18:21 in Puerto Rico/Manuripi.
With a 6-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)
- [Puerto Rico Airport (PUR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pur-puerto-ricomanuripi-puerto-rico-airport/1ef266df-b831-6816-87f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)