# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Sechelt-Gibsons (YHS)

> 7,876 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,876 km / 4,894 mi / 4,253 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 17° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 206° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 06:00 in Papeete, it's 09:00 in Sechelt-Gibsons)
- **Elevation difference**: 245 ft (YHS 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

### [Sechelt-Gibsons Airport (YHS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/yhs-sechelt-gibsons-sechelt-gibsons-airport/1ef266de-9ffb-6090-ae9e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sechelt-Gibsons, Canada
- ICAO: CAP3
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
- Coordinates: 49.460000, -123.720000
- Elevation: 250 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 06:00 in Papeete, it's 09:00 in Sechelt-Gibsons.
The 3-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)
- [Sechelt-Gibsons Airport (YHS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/yhs-sechelt-gibsons-sechelt-gibsons-airport/1ef266de-9ffb-6090-ae9e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)