# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Scarborough (TAB)

> 10,252 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,252 km / 6,370 mi / 5,536 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Trinidad and Tobago
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 18:15 in Papeete, it's 00:15 in Scarborough)
- **Elevation difference**: 33 ft (TAB 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

### [Tobago-Crown Point Airport (TAB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tab-scarborough-tobago-crown-point-airport/1ef266df-e26f-6966-869f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
- ICAO: TTCP
- Timezone: America/Port_of_Spain
- Coordinates: 11.150000, -60.830000
- Elevation: 38 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 18:15 in Papeete, it's 00:15 in Scarborough.
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)
- [Tobago-Crown Point Airport (TAB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tab-scarborough-tobago-crown-point-airport/1ef266df-e26f-6966-869f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)