# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Luhansk (VSG)

> 16,487 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,487 km / 10,245 mi / 8,902 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 349° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 16° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Ukraine
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 17:01 in Papeete, it's 06:01 in Luhansk)
- **Elevation difference**: 631 ft (VSG 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

### [Luhansk International Airport (VSG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vsg-luhansk-luhansk-international-airport/1ef266df-e6b7-61ae-9286-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Luhansk, Ukraine
- ICAO: UKCW
- Timezone: Europe/Kyiv
- Coordinates: 48.420000, 39.370000
- Elevation: 636 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 17:01 in Papeete, it's 06:01 in Luhansk.
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)
- [Luhansk International Airport (VSG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vsg-luhansk-luhansk-international-airport/1ef266df-e6b7-61ae-9286-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)