# Distance from Aripuanã (AIR) to Papeete (PPT)

> 9,683 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,683 km / 6,017 mi / 5,229 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 100° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 16:47 in Aripuanã, it's 09:47 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 750 ft (PPT is lower than AIR)

## Airports

### [Aripuanã Airport (AIR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/air-aripuana-aripuana-airport/1ef266df-cb0a-6dc0-abe8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aripuanã, Brazil
- ICAO: SSOU
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -10.190000, -59.460000
- Elevation: 755 ft

### [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://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

## 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 Aripuanã, it's 09:47 in Papeete.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Aripuanã Airport (AIR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/air-aripuana-aripuana-airport/1ef266df-cb0a-6dc0-abe8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)