# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to San Ignacio de Velasco (SNG)

> 9,327 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,327 km / 5,796 mi / 5,036 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Bolivia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 17:12 in Papeete, it's 23:12 in San Ignacio de Velasco)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,349 ft (SNG 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

### [Capitan Av. Juan Cochamanidis S. Airport (SNG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sng-san-ignacio-de-velasco-capitan-av-juan-cochamanidis-s-airport/1ef266df-b891-6cca-9520-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
- ICAO: SLSI
- Timezone: America/La_Paz
- Coordinates: -16.380000, -60.960000
- Elevation: 1,354 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 17:12 in Papeete, it's 23:12 in San Ignacio de Velasco.
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)
- [Capitan Av. Juan Cochamanidis S. Airport (SNG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sng-san-ignacio-de-velasco-capitan-av-juan-cochamanidis-s-airport/1ef266df-b891-6cca-9520-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)