# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Merdei-Papua Island (RDE)

> 8,583 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,583 km / 5,333 mi / 4,634 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 272° (west)
- **Return heading**: 108° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +19h (When it's 12:01 in Papeete, it's 07:01 in Merdei-Papua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 420 ft (RDE 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

### [Merdei Airport (RDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rde-merdei-papua-island-merdei-airport/1ef266df-fab3-64fa-8d6b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Merdei-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WASM
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -1.580000, 133.330000
- Elevation: 425 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 12:01 in Papeete, it's 07:01 in Merdei-Papua Island.
With a 19-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)
- [Merdei Airport (RDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rde-merdei-papua-island-merdei-airport/1ef266df-fab3-64fa-8d6b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)