# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Al Habbaniyah (TQD)

> 17,819 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,819 km / 11,072 mi / 9,622 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Iraq
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 12:23 in Papeete, it's 01:23 in Al Habbaniyah)
- **Elevation difference**: 270 ft (TQD 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

### [Al Taqaddum Air Base (TQD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tqd-al-habbaniyah-al-taqaddum-air-base/1ef266df-83df-63c4-8e40-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Al Habbaniyah, Iraq
- ICAO: ORAT
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 33.340000, 43.600000
- Elevation: 275 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 12:23 in Papeete, it's 01:23 in Al Habbaniyah.
With a 13-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)
- [Al Taqaddum Air Base (TQD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tqd-al-habbaniyah-al-taqaddum-air-base/1ef266df-83df-63c4-8e40-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)