# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Tippi (TIE)

> 18,742 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,742 km / 11,646 mi / 10,120 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 206° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 155° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 03:36 in Papeete, it's 16:36 in Tippi)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,095 ft (TIE 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

### [Tippi Airport (TIE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tie-tippi-tippi-airport/1ef266de-ea75-6490-a75e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tippi, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HATP
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 7.200000, 35.410000
- Elevation: 1,100 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 03:36 in Papeete, it's 16:36 in Tippi.
With a 13-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)
- [Tippi Airport (TIE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tie-tippi-tippi-airport/1ef266de-ea75-6490-a75e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)