# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Salinas (SNS)

> 6,711 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,711 km / 4,170 mi / 3,623 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 211° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 19:29 in Papeete, it's 22:29 in Salinas)
- **Elevation difference**: 79 ft (SNS 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

### [Salinas Municipal Airport (SNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sns-salinas-salinas-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3928-640c-ae30-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Salinas, United States
- ICAO: KSNS
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 36.700000, -121.600000
- Elevation: 84 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 19:29 in Papeete, it's 22:29 in Salinas.
The 3-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)
- [Salinas Municipal Airport (SNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sns-salinas-salinas-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3928-640c-ae30-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)