# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Syktyvkar (SCW)

> 14,855 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,855 km / 9,231 mi / 8,021 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 10:50 in Papeete, it's 23:50 in Syktyvkar)
- **Elevation difference**: 337 ft (SCW 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

### [Syktyvkar Airport (SCW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/scw-syktyvkar-syktyvkar-airport/1ef266df-ec59-6c4c-a33d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Syktyvkar, Russia
- ICAO: UUYY
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 61.650000, 50.850000
- Elevation: 342 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 10:50 in Papeete, it's 23:50 in Syktyvkar.
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)
- [Syktyvkar Airport (SCW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/scw-syktyvkar-syktyvkar-airport/1ef266df-ec59-6c4c-a33d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)