# Distance from Kamuela (MUE) to Papeete (PPT)

> 4,227 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,227 km / 2,627 mi / 2,283 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 171° (south)
- **Return heading**: 351° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 11:26 in Kamuela, it's 11:26 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,666 ft (PPT is lower than MUE)

## Airports

### [Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mue-kamuela-waimea-kohala-airport/1ef266df-894b-68c6-884b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kamuela, United States
- ICAO: PHMU
- Timezone: Pacific/Honolulu
- Coordinates: 20.000000, -155.670000
- Elevation: 2,671 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.

## Related

- [Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mue-kamuela-waimea-kohala-airport/1ef266df-894b-68c6-884b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)