# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Kuressaare (URE)

> 15,446 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,446 km / 9,597 mi / 8,340 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 6° (north)
- **Return heading**: 349° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Estonia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 11:05 in Papeete, it's 00:05 in Kuressaare)
- **Elevation difference**: 9 ft (URE 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

### [Kuressaare Airport (URE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ure-kuressaare-kuressaare-airport/1ef266de-c0c6-62a2-b43e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuressaare, Estonia
- ICAO: EEKE
- Timezone: Europe/Tallinn
- Coordinates: 58.230000, 22.510000
- Elevation: 14 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 11:05 in Papeete, it's 00:05 in Kuressaare.
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)
- [Kuressaare Airport (URE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ure-kuressaare-kuressaare-airport/1ef266de-c0c6-62a2-b43e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)