# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Rabat (RBA)

> 15,900 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,900 km / 9,880 mi / 8,585 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Morocco
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 16:31 in Papeete, it's 03:31 in Rabat)
- **Elevation difference**: 271 ft (RBA 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

### [Rabat-Sale Airport (RBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rba-rabat-rabat-sale-airport/1ef266de-e895-6206-9270-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rabat, Morocco
- ICAO: GMME
- Timezone: Africa/Casablanca
- Coordinates: 34.050000, -6.750000
- Elevation: 276 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 16:31 in Papeete, it's 03:31 in Rabat.
With a 11-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)
- [Rabat-Sale Airport (RBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rba-rabat-rabat-sale-airport/1ef266de-e895-6206-9270-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)