# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Tyler (TYR)

> 8,001 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,001 km / 4,972 mi / 4,320 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 234° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 02:09 in Papeete, it's 07:09 in Tyler)
- **Elevation difference**: 539 ft (TYR 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

### [Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tyr-tyler-tyler-pounds-regional-airport/1ef266df-3cae-6432-9c7e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tyler, United States
- ICAO: KTYR
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 32.350000, -95.400000
- Elevation: 544 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 02:09 in Papeete, it's 07:09 in Tyler.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tyr-tyler-tyler-pounds-regional-airport/1ef266df-3cae-6432-9c7e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)