# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to San Juan (UAQ)

> 8,184 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,184 km / 5,086 mi / 4,419 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 119° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 259° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 01:33 in Papeete, it's 08:33 in San Juan)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,953 ft (UAQ 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

### [Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uaq-san-juan-domingo-faustino-sarmiento-airport/1ef266df-9206-6588-91c6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Juan, Argentina
- ICAO: SANU
- Timezone: America/Argentina/San_Juan
- Coordinates: -31.570000, -68.420000
- Elevation: 1,958 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 01:33 in Papeete, it's 08:33 in San Juan.
With a 7-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)
- [Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uaq-san-juan-domingo-faustino-sarmiento-airport/1ef266df-9206-6588-91c6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)