# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Tuktoyaktuk (YUB)

> 9,761 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,761 km / 6,065 mi / 5,270 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 6° (north)
- **Return heading**: 196° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 15:11 in Papeete, it's 19:11 in Tuktoyaktuk)
- **Elevation difference**: 10 ft (YUB 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

### [Tuktoyaktuk Airport (YUB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yub-tuktoyaktuk-tuktoyaktuk-airport/1ef266de-b310-6630-bf2e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tuktoyaktuk, Canada
- ICAO: CYUB
- Timezone: America/Yellowknife
- Coordinates: 69.430000, -133.030000
- Elevation: 15 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 15:11 in Papeete, it's 19:11 in Tuktoyaktuk.
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)
- [Tuktoyaktuk Airport (YUB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yub-tuktoyaktuk-tuktoyaktuk-airport/1ef266de-b310-6630-bf2e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)