# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Tuzla (TZL)

> 16,831 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,831 km / 10,458 mi / 9,088 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Bosnia and Herzegovina
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 10:31 in Papeete, it's 22:31 in Tuzla)
- **Elevation difference**: 779 ft (TZL 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

### [Tuzla International Airport (TZL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tzl-tuzla-tuzla-international-airport/1ef266df-563b-65e4-8bf8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- ICAO: LQTZ
- Timezone: Europe/Sarajevo
- Coordinates: 44.460000, 18.720000
- Elevation: 784 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 10:31 in Papeete, it's 22:31 in Tuzla.
With a 12-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)
- [Tuzla International Airport (TZL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tzl-tuzla-tuzla-international-airport/1ef266df-563b-65e4-8bf8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)