# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg (SHD)

> 9,621 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,621 km / 5,978 mi / 5,195 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 244° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 22:18 in Papeete, it's 04:18 in Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,196 ft (SHD 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

### [Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shd-stauntonwaynesboroharrisonburg-shenandoah-valley-regional-airport/1ef266df-3863-6c7e-be0c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg, United States
- ICAO: KSHD
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 38.260000, -78.900000
- Elevation: 1,201 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 22:18 in Papeete, it's 04:18 in Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg.
With a 6-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)
- [Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shd-stauntonwaynesboroharrisonburg-shenandoah-valley-regional-airport/1ef266df-3863-6c7e-be0c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)