# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Sidney (SDY)

> 8,547 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,547 km / 5,311 mi / 4,615 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 224° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 19:58 in Papeete, it's 23:58 in Sidney)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,980 ft (SDY 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

### [Sidney-Richland Regional Airport (SDY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdy-sidney-sidney-richland-regional-airport/1ef266df-37e2-63cc-a93a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sidney, United States
- ICAO: KSDY
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 47.710000, -104.190000
- Elevation: 1,985 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 19:58 in Papeete, it's 23:58 in Sidney.
The 4-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)
- [Sidney-Richland Regional Airport (SDY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdy-sidney-sidney-richland-regional-airport/1ef266df-37e2-63cc-a93a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)