# Distance from Tikehau Airport (TIH) to Warsaw (WAW)

> 15,786 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,786 km / 9,809 mi / 8,524 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 11° (north)
- **Return heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 16:47 in Tikehau Airport, it's 04:47 in Warsaw)
- **Elevation difference**: 356 ft (WAW is higher than TIH)

## Airports

### [Tikehau Airport (TIH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tih-tikehau-airport/1ef266df-7339-6538-8abb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tikehau Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGC
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.120000, -148.230000
- Elevation: 6 ft

### [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Warsaw, Poland
- ICAO: EPWA
- Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates: 52.170000, 20.970000
- Elevation: 362 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 16:47 in Tikehau Airport, it's 04:47 in Warsaw.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tikehau Airport (TIH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tih-tikehau-airport/1ef266df-7339-6538-8abb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)
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