# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Santarem (STM)

> 10,437 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,437 km / 6,485 mi / 5,635 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 94° (east)
- **Return heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 22:55 in Papeete, it's 05:55 in Santarem)
- **Elevation difference**: 193 ft (STM 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

### [Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stm-santarem-maestro-wilson-fonseca-airport/1ef266df-95a3-6bc8-85d3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Santarem, Brazil
- ICAO: SBSN
- Timezone: America/Belem
- Coordinates: -2.420000, -54.790000
- Elevation: 198 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 22:55 in Papeete, it's 05:55 in Santarem.
With a 7-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)
- [Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stm-santarem-maestro-wilson-fonseca-airport/1ef266df-95a3-6bc8-85d3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)