# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Newton (TNU)

> 8,779 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,779 km / 5,455 mi / 4,740 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 234° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 08:34 in Papeete, it's 13:34 in Newton)
- **Elevation difference**: 948 ft (TNU 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

### [Newton Municipal-Earl Johnson Field (TNU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tnu-newton-newton-municipal-earl-johnson-field/1ef266df-3bd8-6dfa-8343-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Newton, United States
- ICAO: KTNU
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 41.670000, -93.020000
- Elevation: 953 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 08:34 in Papeete, it's 13:34 in Newton.
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)
- [Newton Municipal-Earl Johnson Field (TNU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tnu-newton-newton-municipal-earl-johnson-field/1ef266df-3bd8-6dfa-8343-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)