# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Tolu (TLU)

> 8,666 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,666 km / 5,385 mi / 4,679 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 17:45 in Papeete, it's 22:45 in Tolu)
- **Elevation difference**: 11 ft (TLU 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

### [Tolu Airport (TLU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlu-tolu-tolu-airport/1ef266df-b635-62ba-acf9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tolu, Colombia
- ICAO: SKTL
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 9.510000, -75.590000
- Elevation: 16 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 17:45 in Papeete, it's 22:45 in Tolu.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tolu Airport (TLU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlu-tolu-tolu-airport/1ef266df-b635-62ba-acf9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)