# Distance from Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Papeete (PPT)

> 14,380 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,380 km / 8,935 mi / 7,764 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 5° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sweden) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 09:45 in Kiruna Airport, it's 21:45 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,503 ft (PPT is lower than KRN)

## Airports

### [Kiruna Airport (KRN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/krn-kiruna-airport/1ef266de-ccca-6080-9b38-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kiruna Airport, Sweden
- ICAO: ESNQ
- Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates: 67.820000, 20.340000
- Elevation: 1,508 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 09:45 in Kiruna Airport, it's 21:45 in Papeete.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kiruna Airport (KRN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/krn-kiruna-airport/1ef266de-ccca-6080-9b38-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)