# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Tlemcen (TLM)

> 16,319 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,319 km / 10,140 mi / 8,812 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Algeria
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 10:54 in Papeete, it's 21:54 in Tlemcen)
- **Elevation difference**: 809 ft (TLM 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

### [Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport (TLM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlm-tlemcen-zenata-messali-el-hadj-airport/1ef266de-b5a9-6f54-86c6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tlemcen, Algeria
- ICAO: DAON
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 35.020000, -1.450000
- Elevation: 814 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 10:54 in Papeete, it's 21:54 in Tlemcen.
With a 11-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)
- [Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport (TLM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlm-tlemcen-zenata-messali-el-hadj-airport/1ef266de-b5a9-6f54-86c6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)