# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to St Cloud (STC)

> 8,968 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,968 km / 5,572 mi / 4,842 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 233° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 15:32 in Papeete, it's 20:32 in St Cloud)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,026 ft (STC 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

### [St Cloud Regional Airport (STC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stc-st-cloud-st-cloud-regional-airport/1ef266df-3998-60ae-bfee-06bb2780ed98)

- City: St Cloud, United States
- ICAO: KSTC
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 45.550000, -94.060000
- Elevation: 1,031 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 15:32 in Papeete, it's 20:32 in St Cloud.
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)
- [St Cloud Regional Airport (STC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stc-st-cloud-st-cloud-regional-airport/1ef266df-3998-60ae-bfee-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)