# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Staniel Cay Airport (TYM)

> 9,187 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,187 km / 5,709 mi / 4,961 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Bahamas
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 12:41 in Papeete, it's 18:41 in Staniel Cay Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 0 ft (TYM is equal 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

### [Staniel Cay Airport (TYM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tym-staniel-cay-airport/1ef266df-6c5b-6f2c-86f8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Staniel Cay Airport, Bahamas
- ICAO: MYES
- Timezone: America/Nassau
- Coordinates: 24.170000, -76.440000
- Elevation: 5 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 12:41 in Papeete, it's 18:41 in Staniel Cay Airport.
With a 6-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)
- [Staniel Cay Airport (TYM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tym-staniel-cay-airport/1ef266df-6c5b-6f2c-86f8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)