# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Sao Gabriel Da Cachoeira (SJL)

> 9,220 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,220 km / 5,729 mi / 4,979 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 88° (east)
- **Return heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 13:24 in Papeete, it's 19:24 in Sao Gabriel Da Cachoeira)
- **Elevation difference**: 246 ft (SJL 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

### [Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira Airport (SJL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sjl-sao-gabriel-da-cachoeira-sao-gabriel-da-cachoeira-airport/1ef266df-95f0-66f8-94f0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Gabriel Da Cachoeira, Brazil
- ICAO: SBUA
- Timezone: America/Boa_Vista
- Coordinates: -0.150000, -66.990000
- Elevation: 251 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 13:24 in Papeete, it's 19:24 in Sao Gabriel Da Cachoeira.
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)
- [Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira Airport (SJL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sjl-sao-gabriel-da-cachoeira-sao-gabriel-da-cachoeira-airport/1ef266df-95f0-66f8-94f0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)