# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Faro (ZFA)

> 8,983 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,983 km / 5,582 mi / 4,851 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 8° (north)
- **Return heading**: 196° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 15:09 in Papeete, it's 18:09 in Faro)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,346 ft (ZFA 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

### [Faro Airport (ZFA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zfa-faro-faro-airport/1ef266de-b48d-6c38-8af3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Faro, Canada
- ICAO: CZFA
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
- Coordinates: 62.210000, -133.380000
- Elevation: 2,351 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 15:09 in Papeete, it's 18:09 in Faro.
The 3-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)
- [Faro Airport (ZFA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zfa-faro-faro-airport/1ef266de-b48d-6c38-8af3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)