# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Stavropol (STW)

> 16,763 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,763 km / 10,416 mi / 9,051 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 23° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 08:35 in Papeete, it's 21:35 in Stavropol)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,481 ft (STW 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

### [Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stw-stavropol-stavropol-shpakovskoye-airport/1ef266df-e99d-64ea-ae1a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Stavropol, Russia
- ICAO: URMT
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 45.110000, 42.110000
- Elevation: 1,486 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 08:35 in Papeete, it's 21:35 in Stavropol.
With a 13-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)
- [Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stw-stavropol-stavropol-shpakovskoye-airport/1ef266df-e99d-64ea-ae1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)