# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Tufi (TFI)

> 6,649 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,649 km / 4,132 mi / 3,590 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Papua New Guinea
- **Time difference**: +20h (When it's 00:46 in Papeete, it's 20:46 in Tufi)
- **Elevation difference**: 80 ft (TFI 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

### [Tufi Airport (TFI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tfi-tufi-tufi-airport/1ef266de-9c40-6720-879e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tufi, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYTU
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -9.080000, 149.320000
- Elevation: 85 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 00:46 in Papeete, it's 20:46 in Tufi.
With a 20-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)
- [Tufi Airport (TFI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tfi-tufi-tufi-airport/1ef266de-9c40-6720-879e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)