# Distance from Kisimayu Airport (KMU) to Papeete (PPT)

> 17,623 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,623 km / 10,951 mi / 9,516 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 147° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 215° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Somalia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 08:39 in Kisimayu Airport, it's 19:39 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 44 ft (PPT is lower than KMU)

## Airports

### [Kisimayu Airport (KMU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kmu-kisimayu-airport/1ef266de-eaaf-6e42-8106-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kisimayu Airport, Somalia
- ICAO: HCMK
- Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu
- Coordinates: -0.380000, 42.460000
- Elevation: 49 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 08:39 in Kisimayu Airport, it's 19:39 in Papeete.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kisimayu Airport (KMU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kmu-kisimayu-airport/1ef266de-eaaf-6e42-8106-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)