# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Leo (XLU)

> 16,447 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,447 km / 10,220 mi / 8,881 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 97° (east)
- **Return heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 03:07 in Papeete, it's 13:07 in Leo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,176 ft (XLU 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

### [Leo Airport (XLU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xlu-leo-leo-airport/1ef266de-b669-6e8a-b878-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Leo, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFCL
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 11.100000, -2.100000
- Elevation: 1,181 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 03:07 in Papeete, it's 13:07 in Leo.
With a 10-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)
- [Leo Airport (XLU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xlu-leo-leo-airport/1ef266de-b669-6e8a-b878-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)