# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Rincon de los Sauces (RDS)

> 8,030 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,030 km / 4,990 mi / 4,336 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 125° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 261° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 22:34 in Papeete, it's 05:34 in Rincon de los Sauces)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,963 ft (RDS 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

### [Rincon De Los Sauces Airport (RDS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rds-rincon-de-los-sauces-rincon-de-los-sauces-airport/1ef266df-91a8-687a-a5c9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rincon de los Sauces, Argentina
- ICAO: SAHS
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Salta
- Coordinates: -37.390000, -68.900000
- Elevation: 1,968 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 22:34 in Papeete, it's 05:34 in Rincon de los Sauces.
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)
- [Rincon De Los Sauces Airport (RDS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rds-rincon-de-los-sauces-rincon-de-los-sauces-airport/1ef266df-91a8-687a-a5c9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)