# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Tuli Lodge (TLD)

> 15,594 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,594 km / 9,690 mi / 8,420 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 178° (south)
- **Return heading**: 182° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Botswana
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 14:11 in Papeete, it's 02:11 in Tuli Lodge)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,767 ft (TLD 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

### [Limpopo Valley Airport (TLD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tld-tuli-lodge-limpopo-valley-airport/1ef266de-d60a-60fa-a4d0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tuli Lodge, Botswana
- ICAO: FBTL
- Timezone: Africa/Gaborone
- Coordinates: -22.190000, 29.130000
- Elevation: 1,772 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 14:11 in Papeete, it's 02:11 in Tuli Lodge.
With a 12-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)
- [Limpopo Valley Airport (TLD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tld-tuli-lodge-limpopo-valley-airport/1ef266de-d60a-60fa-a4d0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)