# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Copenhagen (RKE)

> 15,512 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,512 km / 9,639 mi / 8,376 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 16° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Denmark
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 18:47 in Papeete, it's 06:47 in Copenhagen)
- **Elevation difference**: 141 ft (RKE 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

### [Copenhagen Roskilde Airport (RKE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rke-copenhagen-copenhagen-roskilde-airport/1ef266de-c832-634c-a279-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Copenhagen, Denmark
- ICAO: EKRK
- Timezone: Europe/Copenhagen
- Coordinates: 55.590000, 12.130000
- Elevation: 146 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 18:47 in Papeete, it's 06:47 in Copenhagen.
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)
- [Copenhagen Roskilde Airport (RKE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rke-copenhagen-copenhagen-roskilde-airport/1ef266de-c832-634c-a279-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)