# Distance from Gainesville (GLE) to Papeete (PPT)

> 7,952 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,952 km / 4,941 mi / 4,294 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 233° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 11:50 in Gainesville, it's 06:50 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 841 ft (PPT is lower than GLE)

## Airports

### [Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gle-gainesville-gainesville-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1e6a-689a-b2f2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gainesville, United States
- ICAO: KGLE
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 33.650000, -97.200000
- Elevation: 846 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 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 11:50 in Gainesville, it's 06:50 in Papeete.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gle-gainesville-gainesville-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1e6a-689a-b2f2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)