# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Menongue (SPP)

> 16,173 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,173 km / 10,050 mi / 8,733 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 158° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 202° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Angola
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 01:57 in Papeete, it's 12:57 in Menongue)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,464 ft (SPP 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

### [Menongue Airport (SPP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spp-menongue-menongue-airport/1ef266de-dcd4-6a20-a470-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Menongue, Angola
- ICAO: FNME
- Timezone: Africa/Luanda
- Coordinates: -14.660000, 17.720000
- Elevation: 4,469 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 01:57 in Papeete, it's 12:57 in Menongue.
With a 11-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)
- [Menongue Airport (SPP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spp-menongue-menongue-airport/1ef266de-dcd4-6a20-a470-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)