# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Spencer (SPW)

> 8,735 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,735 km / 5,428 mi / 4,717 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 232° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 20:29 in Papeete, it's 01:29 in Spencer)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,334 ft (SPW 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

### [Spencer Municipal Airport (SPW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spw-spencer-spencer-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3962-6878-a307-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Spencer, United States
- ICAO: KSPW
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 43.170000, -95.200000
- Elevation: 1,339 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 20:29 in Papeete, it's 01:29 in Spencer.
The 5-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)
- [Spencer Municipal Airport (SPW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spw-spencer-spencer-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3962-6878-a307-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)