# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Seram Island (WBA)

> 8,950 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,950 km / 5,561 mi / 4,833 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +19h (When it's 19:00 in Papeete, it's 14:00 in Seram Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 546 ft (WBA 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

### [WahaiSeram Island (WBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wba-seram-island-wahaiseram-island/1ef266df-fa73-60bc-a714-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Seram Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAPV
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -2.810000, 129.480000
- Elevation: 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 19:00 in Papeete, it's 14:00 in Seram Island.
With a 19-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)
- [WahaiSeram Island (WBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wba-seram-island-wahaiseram-island/1ef266df-fa73-60bc-a714-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)