# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Rio Grande (RGA)

> 7,912 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,912 km / 4,916 mi / 4,272 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 142° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 266° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 12:57 in Papeete, it's 19:57 in Rio Grande)
- **Elevation difference**: 60 ft (RGA 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

### [Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rga-rio-grande-hermes-quijada-international-airport/1ef266df-92f4-686e-808e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rio Grande, Argentina
- ICAO: SAWE
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Ushuaia
- Coordinates: -53.780000, -67.750000
- Elevation: 65 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 12:57 in Papeete, it's 19:57 in Rio Grande.
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)
- [Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rga-rio-grande-hermes-quijada-international-airport/1ef266df-92f4-686e-808e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)