# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Vallegrande (VAH)

> 8,943 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,943 km / 5,557 mi / 4,829 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Bolivia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 14:05 in Papeete, it's 20:05 in Vallegrande)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,546 ft (VAH 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

### [Capitan Av. Vidal Villagomez Toledo Airport (VAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vah-vallegrande-capitan-av-vidal-villagomez-toledo-airport/1ef266df-b917-62c6-b951-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vallegrande, Bolivia
- ICAO: SLVG
- Timezone: America/La_Paz
- Coordinates: -18.480000, -64.100000
- Elevation: 6,551 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 14:05 in Papeete, it's 20:05 in Vallegrande.
With a 6-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)
- [Capitan Av. Vidal Villagomez Toledo Airport (VAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vah-vallegrande-capitan-av-vidal-villagomez-toledo-airport/1ef266df-b917-62c6-b951-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)