# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Sparti (SPJ)

> 17,722 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,722 km / 11,012 mi / 9,569 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 338° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Greece
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 15:28 in Papeete, it's 04:28 in Sparti)
- **Elevation difference**: 495 ft (SPJ 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

### [Sparti Airport (SPJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spj-sparti-sparti-airport/1ef266df-4e8a-689a-b90e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sparti, Greece
- ICAO: LGSP
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- Coordinates: 36.970000, 22.530000
- Elevation: 500 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 15:28 in Papeete, it's 04:28 in Sparti.
With a 13-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)
- [Sparti Airport (SPJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spj-sparti-sparti-airport/1ef266df-4e8a-689a-b90e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)