# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Sokcho / Gangneung (YNY)

> 10,504 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,504 km / 6,527 mi / 5,671 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → South Korea
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +19h (When it's 18:16 in Papeete, it's 13:16 in Sokcho / Gangneung)
- **Elevation difference**: 236 ft (YNY 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

### [Yangyang International Airport (YNY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yny-sokcho-gangneung-yangyang-international-airport/1ef266df-8dc6-6cac-b69b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sokcho / Gangneung, South Korea
- ICAO: RKNY
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 38.060000, 128.670000
- Elevation: 241 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 18:16 in Papeete, it's 13:16 in Sokcho / Gangneung.
With a 19-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)
- [Yangyang International Airport (YNY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yny-sokcho-gangneung-yangyang-international-airport/1ef266df-8dc6-6cac-b69b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)