# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Tambao (TMQ)

> 16,764 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,764 km / 10,417 mi / 9,052 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 91° (east)
- **Return heading**: 260° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 02:15 in Papeete, it's 12:15 in Tambao)
- **Elevation difference**: 815 ft (TMQ 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

### [Tambao Airport (TMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmq-tambao-tambao-airport/1ef266de-b6b4-634a-9b73-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tambao, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFEM
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 14.800000, 0.050000
- Elevation: 820 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 02:15 in Papeete, it's 12:15 in Tambao.
With a 10-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)
- [Tambao Airport (TMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmq-tambao-tambao-airport/1ef266de-b6b4-634a-9b73-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)