# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Lake Geneva (XES)

> 9,153 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,153 km / 5,688 mi / 4,942 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 237° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 18:40 in Papeete, it's 23:40 in Lake Geneva)
- **Elevation difference**: 830 ft (XES 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

### [Grand Geneva Resort Airport (XES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xes-lake-geneva-grand-geneva-resort-airport/1ef266df-1224-64e6-95b2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lake Geneva, United States
- ICAO: KC02
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 42.610000, -88.390000
- Elevation: 835 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 18:40 in Papeete, it's 23:40 in Lake Geneva.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Grand Geneva Resort Airport (XES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xes-lake-geneva-grand-geneva-resort-airport/1ef266df-1224-64e6-95b2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)