# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Savannakhet Airport (ZVK)

> 12,165 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,165 km / 7,559 mi / 6,568 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Laos
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +17h (When it's 03:17 in Papeete, it's 20:17 in Savannakhet Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 504 ft (ZVK 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

### [Savannakhet Airport (ZVK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zvk-savannakhet-airport/1ef266df-f292-6ee2-ab54-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Savannakhet Airport, Laos
- ICAO: VLSK
- Timezone: Asia/Vientiane
- Coordinates: 16.560000, 104.760000
- Elevation: 509 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 03:17 in Papeete, it's 20:17 in Savannakhet Airport.
With a 17-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)
- [Savannakhet Airport (ZVK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zvk-savannakhet-airport/1ef266df-f292-6ee2-ab54-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)