Papeete (PPT) to Seattle (SEA)
Flight time
≈ 10h 24m
Bearing
19° N
Papeete (PPT) to Seattle (SEA) is 4,800 miles (7,724 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PPT–SEA
Filed traffic dataIn January 2026, Air Tahiti Nui was the only carrier flying nonstop PPT–SEA; the Airbus A340-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 41% full.
Departures
16
January 2026
Seats
4,704
both directions
Passengers
1,916
both directions
Load factor
40.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies PPT–SEA?
Air Tahiti Nui was the only carrier to fly nonstop PPT–SEA in January 2026 (16 departures).
- TN
Air Tahiti Nui
16 departures · 4,704 seats
Share of departures100.0%40.7%
Load
What plane flies PPT–SEA?
In January 2026, the Airbus A340-300 flew 100% of PPT–SEA departures.
- Airbus A340-300
16 departures · 40.7% load
100.0%
How has PPT–SEA traffic changed?
Nonstop PPT–SEA departures fell from 18 in June 2025 to 16 in January 2026.
Monthly nonstop PPT–SEA traffic, trailing 12 months through January 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
18 departures · 1,489 passengers
28.1%
Load
July 2025
16 departures · 2,547 passengers
54.1%
Load
August 2025
18 departures · 2,392 passengers
45.2%
Load
September 2025
16 departures · 2,047 passengers
43.5%
Load
October 2025
16 departures · 2,071 passengers
44.0%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
18 departures · 2,788 passengers
52.7%
Load
January 2026
16 departures · 1,916 passengers
40.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PPT → SEA
36.4% full
8 departures · 855 passengers
SEA → PPT
45.1% full
8 departures · 1,061 passengers
Nonstop PPT–SEA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through January 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Papeete
PF
Fa'a'ā International Airport
Coordinates
17.55°S, 149.61°W
Hemisphere
S · W
Frequently asked
How far is Papeete (PPT) from Seattle (SEA)?
PPT to SEA is 4,800 miles (7,724 km / 4,171 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PPT to SEA?
A nonstop covers the 4,800-mile great-circle distance in roughly 10h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PPT–SEA?
In January 2026, the Airbus A340-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying PPT–SEA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 4,800-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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