# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Trabzon (TZX)

> 17,257 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,257 km / 10,723 mi / 9,318 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 22° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 19:44 in Papeete, it's 08:44 in Trabzon)
- **Elevation difference**: 99 ft (TZX 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

### [Trabzon International Airport (TZX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tzx-trabzon-trabzon-international-airport/1ef266df-58fe-6772-9230-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Trabzon, Turkey
- ICAO: LTCG
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 41.000000, 39.790000
- Elevation: 104 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 19:44 in Papeete, it's 08:44 in Trabzon.
With a 13-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)
- [Trabzon International Airport (TZX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tzx-trabzon-trabzon-international-airport/1ef266df-58fe-6772-9230-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)