# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Rostov-on-Don (RVI)

> 16,601 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,601 km / 10,315 mi / 8,964 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 12:35 in Papeete, it's 01:35 in Rostov-on-Don)
- **Elevation difference**: 275 ft (RVI 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

### [Rostov-na-Donu Airport (RVI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rvi-rostov-on-don-rostov-na-donu-airport/1ef266df-e9b1-6990-a1d5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- ICAO: URRR
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 47.260000, 39.820000
- Elevation: 280 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 12:35 in Papeete, it's 01:35 in Rostov-on-Don.
With a 13-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)
- [Rostov-na-Donu Airport (RVI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rvi-rostov-on-don-rostov-na-donu-airport/1ef266df-e9b1-6990-a1d5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)