# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Stuart (SUA)

> 8,978 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,978 km / 5,579 mi / 4,848 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 17:50 in Papeete, it's 23:50 in Stuart)
- **Elevation difference**: 11 ft (SUA 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

### [Witham Field (SUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sua-stuart-witham-field/1ef266df-39b7-630a-ba26-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Stuart, United States
- ICAO: KSUA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 27.180000, -80.220000
- Elevation: 16 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 17:50 in Papeete, it's 23:50 in Stuart.
With a 6-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)
- [Witham Field (SUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sua-stuart-witham-field/1ef266df-39b7-630a-ba26-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)