# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to San Miguel de Tucuman (TUC)

> 8,610 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,610 km / 5,350 mi / 4,649 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 20:16 in Papeete, it's 03:16 in San Miguel de Tucuman)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,488 ft (TUC 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

### [Teniente Benjamin Matienzo Airport (TUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tuc-san-miguel-de-tucuman-teniente-benjamin-matienzo-airport/1ef266df-9202-6afa-89c6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina
- ICAO: SANT
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Tucuman
- Coordinates: -26.840000, -65.100000
- Elevation: 1,493 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 20:16 in Papeete, it's 03:16 in San Miguel de Tucuman.
With a 7-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)
- [Teniente Benjamin Matienzo Airport (TUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tuc-san-miguel-de-tucuman-teniente-benjamin-matienzo-airport/1ef266df-9202-6afa-89c6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)