# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Telupid (TEL)

> 10,540 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,540 km / 6,550 mi / 5,691 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 274° (west)
- **Return heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Malaysia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +18h (When it's 01:56 in Papeete, it's 19:56 in Telupid)
- **Elevation difference**: 338 ft (TEL 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

### [Telupid Airport (TEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tel-telupid-telupid-airport/1ef266df-fb76-6f04-a577-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Telupid, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBKE
- Timezone: Asia/Kuching
- Coordinates: 5.630000, 117.130000
- Elevation: 343 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 01:56 in Papeete, it's 19:56 in Telupid.
With a 18-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)
- [Telupid Airport (TEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tel-telupid-telupid-airport/1ef266df-fb76-6f04-a577-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)