# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Ulyanovsk (ULY)

> 15,625 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,625 km / 9,709 mi / 8,437 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 08:18 in Papeete, it's 22:18 in Ulyanovsk)
- **Elevation difference**: 247 ft (ULY 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

### [Ulyanovsk East Airport (ULY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uly-ulyanovsk-ulyanovsk-east-airport/1ef266df-ec8b-64a4-bea9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ulyanovsk, Russia
- ICAO: UWLW
- Timezone: Europe/Ulyanovsk
- Coordinates: 54.400000, 48.800000
- Elevation: 252 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 08:18 in Papeete, it's 22:18 in Ulyanovsk.
With a 14-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)
- [Ulyanovsk East Airport (ULY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uly-ulyanovsk-ulyanovsk-east-airport/1ef266df-ec8b-64a4-bea9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)