# Distance from Loei Airport (LOE) to Papeete (PPT)

> 12,502 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,502 km / 7,768 mi / 6,750 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 102° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 16:47 in Loei Airport, it's 23:47 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 855 ft (PPT is lower than LOE)

## Airports

### [Loei Airport (LOE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/loe-loei-airport/1ef266df-f5ce-6566-a42c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Loei Airport, Thailand
- ICAO: VTUL
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 17.440000, 101.720000
- Elevation: 860 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 Loei Airport, it's 23:47 in Papeete.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Loei Airport (LOE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/loe-loei-airport/1ef266df-f5ce-6566-a42c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)