# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Sidney (SXY)

> 10,076 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,076 km / 6,261 mi / 5,441 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 23:44 in Papeete, it's 05:44 in Sidney)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,022 ft (SXY 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

### [Sidney Municipal Airport (SXY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sxy-sidney-sidney-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2d45-67a2-8edd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sidney, United States
- ICAO: KN23
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 42.300000, -75.420000
- Elevation: 1,027 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 23:44 in Papeete, it's 05:44 in Sidney.
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)
- [Sidney Municipal Airport (SXY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sxy-sidney-sidney-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2d45-67a2-8edd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)