# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Alagoinhas (QGS)

> 11,775 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,775 km / 7,317 mi / 6,358 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 08:49 in Papeete, it's 15:49 in Alagoinhas)
- **Elevation difference**: 563 ft (QGS 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

### [Alagoinhas Airport (QGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qgs-alagoinhas-alagoinhas-airport/1ef266df-a37b-6dd6-a4d7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Alagoinhas, Brazil
- ICAO: SDUO
- Timezone: America/Bahia
- Coordinates: -12.180000, -38.380000
- Elevation: 568 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 08:49 in Papeete, it's 15:49 in Alagoinhas.
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)
- [Alagoinhas Airport (QGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qgs-alagoinhas-alagoinhas-airport/1ef266df-a37b-6dd6-a4d7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)