# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Bouarfa (UAR)

> 16,375 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,375 km / 10,175 mi / 8,842 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Morocco
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 21:12 in Papeete, it's 08:12 in Bouarfa)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,625 ft (UAR 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

### [Bouarfa Airport (UAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uar-bouarfa-bouarfa-airport/1ef266de-e861-678a-9f16-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bouarfa, Morocco
- ICAO: GMFB
- Timezone: Africa/Casablanca
- Coordinates: 32.510000, -1.980000
- Elevation: 3,630 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 21:12 in Papeete, it's 08:12 in Bouarfa.
With a 11-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)
- [Bouarfa Airport (UAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uar-bouarfa-bouarfa-airport/1ef266de-e861-678a-9f16-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)