# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Tarko-Sale (TQL)

> 13,691 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,691 km / 8,507 mi / 7,392 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 338° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 14:00 in Papeete, it's 05:00 in Tarko-Sale)
- **Elevation difference**: 77 ft (TQL 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

### [Tarko-Sale Airport (TQL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tql-tarko-sale-tarko-sale-airport/1ef266df-ea09-6df2-a598-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tarko-Sale, Russia
- ICAO: USDS
- Timezone: Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Coordinates: 64.930000, 77.820000
- Elevation: 82 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 14:00 in Papeete, it's 05:00 in Tarko-Sale.
With a 15-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)
- [Tarko-Sale Airport (TQL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tql-tarko-sale-tarko-sale-airport/1ef266df-ea09-6df2-a598-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)