# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Timimoun (TMX)

> 16,692 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,692 km / 10,372 mi / 9,013 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Algeria
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 17:48 in Papeete, it's 04:48 in Timimoun)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,022 ft (TMX 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

### [Timimoun Airport (TMX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmx-timimoun-timimoun-airport/1ef266de-b5ed-6f74-8f26-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timimoun, Algeria
- ICAO: DAUT
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 29.240000, 0.280000
- Elevation: 1,027 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 17:48 in Papeete, it's 04:48 in Timimoun.
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)
- [Timimoun Airport (TMX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmx-timimoun-timimoun-airport/1ef266de-b5ed-6f74-8f26-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)