# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Trincomalee (TRR)

> 14,439 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,439 km / 8,972 mi / 7,797 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +15.5h (When it's 00:13 in Papeete, it's 15:43 in Trincomalee)
- **Elevation difference**: 1 ft (TRR 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

### [China-Bay Airport (TRR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trr-trincomalee-china-bay-airport/1ef266df-ef83-674c-b5c4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCCT
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 8.540000, 81.180000
- Elevation: 6 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 00:13 in Papeete, it's 15:43 in Trincomalee.
With a 15.5-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)
- [China-Bay Airport (TRR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trr-trincomalee-china-bay-airport/1ef266df-ef83-674c-b5c4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)