# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Tuticorin Southwest Airport (TCR)

> 14,778 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,778 km / 9,182 mi / 7,979 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +15.5h (When it's 11:16 in Papeete, it's 02:46 in Tuticorin Southwest Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 80 ft (TCR 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

### [Tuticorin Southwest Airport (TCR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tcr-tuticorin-southwest-airport/1ef266df-f40d-6e20-be53-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tuticorin Southwest Airport, India
- ICAO: VOTK
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 8.720000, 78.030000
- Elevation: 85 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 11:16 in Papeete, it's 02:46 in Tuticorin Southwest Airport.
With a 15.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tuticorin Southwest Airport (TCR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tcr-tuticorin-southwest-airport/1ef266df-f40d-6e20-be53-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)