# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Reconquista (RCQ)

> 9,060 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,060 km / 5,630 mi / 4,892 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 118° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 07:29 in Papeete, it's 14:29 in Reconquista)
- **Elevation difference**: 155 ft (RCQ 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

### [Reconquista Airport (RCQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rcq-reconquista-reconquista-airport/1ef266df-929a-647c-ada7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Reconquista, Argentina
- ICAO: SATR
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Cordoba
- Coordinates: -29.210000, -59.680000
- Elevation: 160 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 07:29 in Papeete, it's 14:29 in Reconquista.
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)
- [Reconquista Airport (RCQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rcq-reconquista-reconquista-airport/1ef266df-929a-647c-ada7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)