# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Reggio Calabria (REG)

> 17,320 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,320 km / 10,762 mi / 9,352 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Italy
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 13:28 in Papeete, it's 01:28 in Reggio Calabria)
- **Elevation difference**: 91 ft (REG 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

### [Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/reg-reggio-calabria-reggio-calabria-airport/1ef266df-4fdc-64fa-99f2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Reggio Calabria, Italy
- ICAO: LICR
- Timezone: Europe/Rome
- Coordinates: 38.070000, 15.650000
- Elevation: 96 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 13:28 in Papeete, it's 01:28 in Reggio Calabria.
With a 12-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)
- [Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/reg-reggio-calabria-reggio-calabria-airport/1ef266df-4fdc-64fa-99f2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)