# Distance from Macon (MCN) to Papeete (PPT)

> 8,958 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,958 km / 5,566 mi / 4,837 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 05:40 in Macon, it's 23:40 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 349 ft (PPT is lower than MCN)

## Airports

### [Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mcn-macon-middle-georgia-regional-airport/1ef266df-2a2e-6154-a151-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Macon, United States
- ICAO: KMCN
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 32.690000, -83.650000
- Elevation: 354 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 05:40 in Macon, it's 23:40 in Papeete.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mcn-macon-middle-georgia-regional-airport/1ef266df-2a2e-6154-a151-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)