# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Neuchatel Airport (QNC)

> 16,100 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,100 km / 10,004 mi / 8,693 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 23:11 in Papeete, it's 11:11 in Neuchatel Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,422 ft (QNC 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

### [Neuchatel Airport (QNC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qnc-neuchatel-airport/1ef266df-5736-6246-9cee-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Neuchatel Airport, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSGN
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 46.960000, 6.860000
- Elevation: 1,427 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 23:11 in Papeete, it's 11:11 in Neuchatel Airport.
With a 12-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)
- [Neuchatel Airport (QNC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qnc-neuchatel-airport/1ef266df-5736-6246-9cee-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)