# Distance from Les Saintes (LSS) to Papeete (PPT)

> 10,332 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,332 km / 6,420 mi / 5,579 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (GP) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 16:03 in Les Saintes, it's 10:03 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 41 ft (PPT is lower than LSS)

## Airports

### [Terre-de-Haut Airport (LSS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lss-les-saintes-terre-de-haut-airport/1ef266df-e008-67f4-a2c1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Les Saintes, GP
- ICAO: TFFS
- Timezone: America/Guadeloupe
- Coordinates: 15.860000, -61.580000
- Elevation: 46 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 16:03 in Les Saintes, it's 10:03 in Papeete.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Terre-de-Haut Airport (LSS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lss-les-saintes-terre-de-haut-airport/1ef266df-e008-67f4-a2c1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)