# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Vila do Porto (SMA)

> 14,205 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,205 km / 8,826 mi / 7,670 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 56° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 276° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Portugal
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 10:52 in Papeete, it's 20:52 in Vila do Porto)
- **Elevation difference**: 303 ft (SMA 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

### [Santa Maria Airport (SMA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sma-vila-do-porto-santa-maria-airport/1ef266df-5554-60b8-b2bd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vila do Porto, Portugal
- ICAO: LPAZ
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 36.970000, -25.170000
- Elevation: 308 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 10:52 in Papeete, it's 20:52 in Vila do Porto.
With a 10-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)
- [Santa Maria Airport (SMA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sma-vila-do-porto-santa-maria-airport/1ef266df-5554-60b8-b2bd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)