# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Reading (RDG)

> 9,949 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,949 km / 6,182 mi / 5,372 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 23:38 in Papeete, it's 05:38 in Reading)
- **Elevation difference**: 338 ft (RDG 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

### [Reading Regional/Carl A Spaatz Field (RDG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rdg-reading-reading-regionalcarl-a-spaatz-field/1ef266df-34d0-6206-bbc4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Reading, United States
- ICAO: KRDG
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.380000, -75.970000
- Elevation: 343 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 23:38 in Papeete, it's 05:38 in Reading.
With a 6-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)
- [Reading Regional/Carl A Spaatz Field (RDG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rdg-reading-reading-regionalcarl-a-spaatz-field/1ef266df-34d0-6206-bbc4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)