# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Vopnafjordur (VPN)

> 13,725 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,725 km / 8,528 mi / 7,411 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 20° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Iceland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 10:18 in Papeete, it's 20:18 in Vopnafjordur)
- **Elevation difference**: 11 ft (VPN 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

### [Vopnafjordur Airport (VPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vpn-vopnafjordur-vopnafjordur-airport/1ef266de-9e8f-6b20-9bd2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vopnafjordur, Iceland
- ICAO: BIVO
- Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Coordinates: 65.720000, -14.850000
- Elevation: 16 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 10:18 in Papeete, it's 20:18 in Vopnafjordur.
With a 10-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)
- [Vopnafjordur Airport (VPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vpn-vopnafjordur-vopnafjordur-airport/1ef266de-9e8f-6b20-9bd2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)