# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Rioja (RIJ)

> 7,947 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,947 km / 4,938 mi / 4,291 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 91° (east)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 18:59 in Papeete, it's 23:59 in Rioja)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,702 ft (RIJ 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

### [Juan Simons Vela Airport (RIJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rij-rioja-juan-simons-vela-airport/1ef266df-c42a-671c-80ea-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rioja, Peru
- ICAO: SPJA
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -6.070000, -77.160000
- Elevation: 2,707 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 18:59 in Papeete, it's 23:59 in Rioja.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Juan Simons Vela Airport (RIJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rij-rioja-juan-simons-vela-airport/1ef266df-c42a-671c-80ea-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)