# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Tabou (TXU)

> 15,656 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,656 km / 9,728 mi / 8,454 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Ivory Coast
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 10:35 in Papeete, it's 20:35 in Tabou)
- **Elevation difference**: 34 ft (TXU 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

### [Tabou Airport (TXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/txu-tabou-tabou-airport/1ef266de-b789-6194-8aee-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tabou, Ivory Coast
- ICAO: DITB
- Timezone: Africa/Abidjan
- Coordinates: 4.440000, -7.360000
- Elevation: 39 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 10:35 in Papeete, it's 20:35 in Tabou.
With a 10-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)
- [Tabou Airport (TXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/txu-tabou-tabou-airport/1ef266de-b789-6194-8aee-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)