# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Turaif Domestic Airport (TUI)

> 18,233 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,233 km / 11,329 mi / 9,845 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 14:54 in Papeete, it's 03:54 in Turaif Domestic Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,798 ft (TUI 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

### [Turaif Domestic Airport (TUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tui-turaif-domestic-airport/1ef266df-7a03-683c-a357-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Turaif Domestic Airport, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OETR
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 31.690000, 38.730000
- Elevation: 2,803 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 14:54 in Papeete, it's 03:54 in Turaif Domestic Airport.
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)
- [Turaif Domestic Airport (TUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tui-turaif-domestic-airport/1ef266df-7a03-683c-a357-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)