# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Fort Leonard Wood (TBN)

> 8,589 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,589 km / 5,337 mi / 4,637 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 20:27 in Papeete, it's 01:27 in Fort Leonard Wood)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,155 ft (TBN 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

### [Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field (TBN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tbn-fort-leonard-wood-waynesville-st-robert-regional-forney-field/1ef266df-3b3a-6f60-b19a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Leonard Wood, United States
- ICAO: KTBN
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 37.740000, -92.140000
- Elevation: 1,160 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 20:27 in Papeete, it's 01:27 in Fort Leonard Wood.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field (TBN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tbn-fort-leonard-wood-waynesville-st-robert-regional-forney-field/1ef266df-3b3a-6f60-b19a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)