# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Moulins/Montbeugny (XMU)

> 15,952 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,952 km / 9,912 mi / 8,613 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 07:27 in Papeete, it's 19:27 in Moulins/Montbeugny)
- **Elevation difference**: 910 ft (XMU 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

### [Moulins-Montbeugny Airport (XMU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xmu-moulinsmontbeugny-moulins-montbeugny-airport/1ef266df-4962-6408-bfaf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Moulins/Montbeugny, France
- ICAO: LFHY
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 46.530000, 3.420000
- Elevation: 915 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 07:27 in Papeete, it's 19:27 in Moulins/Montbeugny.
With a 12-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)
- [Moulins-Montbeugny Airport (XMU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xmu-moulinsmontbeugny-moulins-montbeugny-airport/1ef266df-4962-6408-bfaf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)