Los Angeles (LAX) – Papeete (PPT)
- Distance
- 6,590 km
- 4,095 mi · 3,558 nm
- Flight time
- 8 h 35 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 2 h / 3 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 774 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (458 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 370,821
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −4.8%
- Flights / week
- 27
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 88%
- 419,709 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- TN, AF
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from LAX
- 215°
- Heading from PPT
- 30°
- Halfway point
- 8.52, -135.11
- Great-circle km
- 6,611 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 2 h in January, 3 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 8 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 43,062 |
| Sep 2025 | 38,023 |
| Oct 2025 | 33,800 |
| Nov 2025 | 11,412 |
| Dec 2025 | 34,292 |
| Jan 2026 | 26,978 |
| Feb 2026 | 22,398 |
| Mar 2026 | 31,287 |
| Apr 2026 | 34,087 |
| May 2026 | 39,823 |
| Jun 2026 | 40,362 |
| Jul 2026 | 15,297 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 161 |
| Sep 2025 | 140 |
| Oct 2025 | 122 |
| Nov 2025 | 44 |
| Dec 2025 | 130 |
| Jan 2026 | 116 |
| Feb 2026 | 103 |
| Mar 2026 | 114 |
| Apr 2026 | 128 |
| May 2026 | 143 |
| Jun 2026 | 146 |
| Jul 2026 | 62 |
Airlines flying LAX–PPT nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| TNAir Tahiti Nui | 16 | 60% |
| AFCompagnie Natl Air France | 11 | 40% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Airbus Industrie A340-300 · 820 flights
- Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 589 flights
Also carried: 5,332 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 6,611 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.