# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to St Paul (STP)

> 8,989 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,989 km / 5,586 mi / 4,854 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 234° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 16:28 in Papeete, it's 21:28 in St Paul)
- **Elevation difference**: 700 ft (STP 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 Paul Downtown Holman Field (STP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stp-st-paul-st-paul-downtown-holman-field/1ef266df-39af-6614-8370-06bb2780ed98)

- City: St Paul, United States
- ICAO: KSTP
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 44.930000, -93.060000
- Elevation: 705 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 16:28 in Papeete, it's 21:28 in St Paul.
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 Paul Downtown Holman Field (STP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stp-st-paul-st-paul-downtown-holman-field/1ef266df-39af-6614-8370-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)