# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Fort McMurray (YMM)

> 8,991 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,991 km / 5,586 mi / 4,854 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 20° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 04:53 in Papeete, it's 08:53 in Fort McMurray)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,206 ft (YMM 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

### [Fort McMurray Airport (YMM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ymm-fort-mcmurray-fort-mcmurray-airport/1ef266de-b120-6a50-a60f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort McMurray, Canada
- ICAO: CYMM
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 56.650000, -111.220000
- Elevation: 1,211 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 04:53 in Papeete, it's 08:53 in Fort McMurray.
The 4-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)
- [Fort McMurray Airport (YMM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ymm-fort-mcmurray-fort-mcmurray-airport/1ef266de-b120-6a50-a60f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)