# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Shageluk (SHX)

> 8,965 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,965 km / 5,571 mi / 4,841 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 355° (north)
- **Return heading**: 170° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 08:18 in Papeete, it's 10:18 in Shageluk)
- **Elevation difference**: 74 ft (SHX is higher than PPT)

## Airports

### [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

### [Shageluk Airport (SHX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/shx-shageluk-shageluk-airport/1ef266df-86c1-6290-af9d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shageluk, United States
- ICAO: PAHX
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 62.690000, -159.570000
- Elevation: 79 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 08:18 in Papeete, it's 10:18 in Shageluk.

## Related

- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Shageluk Airport (SHX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/shx-shageluk-shageluk-airport/1ef266df-86c1-6290-af9d-06bb2780ed98)
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