# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Mount Keith Airport (WME)

> 9,108 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,108 km / 5,659 mi / 4,918 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 244° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Australia
- **Time difference**: +18h (When it's 11:28 in Papeete, it's 05:28 in Mount Keith Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,787 ft (WME 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

### [Mount Keith Airport (WME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wme-mount-keith-airport/1ef266e0-1387-667a-bc9a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Keith Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMNE
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -27.290000, 120.560000
- Elevation: 1,792 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 11:28 in Papeete, it's 05:28 in Mount Keith Airport.
With a 18-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)
- [Mount Keith Airport (WME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wme-mount-keith-airport/1ef266e0-1387-667a-bc9a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)