# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Dawei (TVY)

> 12,788 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,788 km / 7,946 mi / 6,905 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 278° (west)
- **Return heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Myanmar
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +16.5h (When it's 02:38 in Papeete, it's 19:08 in Dawei)
- **Elevation difference**: 79 ft (TVY 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

### [Dawei Airport (TVY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tvy-dawei-dawei-airport/1ef266df-f6c4-6d80-9529-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dawei, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYDW
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 14.100000, 98.200000
- Elevation: 84 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 02:38 in Papeete, it's 19:08 in Dawei.
With a 16.5-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)
- [Dawei Airport (TVY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tvy-dawei-dawei-airport/1ef266df-f6c4-6d80-9529-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)