# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Jacksonville (VQQ)

> 8,981 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,981 km / 5,580 mi / 4,849 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 243° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 14:04 in Papeete, it's 20:04 in Jacksonville)
- **Elevation difference**: 75 ft (VQQ 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

### [Cecil Airport (VQQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vqq-jacksonville-cecil-airport/1ef266df-3ede-6ba8-bbd9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jacksonville, United States
- ICAO: KVQQ
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 30.220000, -81.880000
- Elevation: 80 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 14:04 in Papeete, it's 20:04 in Jacksonville.
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)
- [Cecil Airport (VQQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vqq-jacksonville-cecil-airport/1ef266df-3ede-6ba8-bbd9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)