Papeete (PPT) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 9h 12m
Bearing
25° NE
Papeete (PPT) to San Francisco (SFO) is 4,203 miles (6,764 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PPT–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop PPT–SFO; the Boeing 787-9 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 70% full.
Departures
62
July 2026
Seats
15,934
both directions
Passengers
11,134
both directions
Load factor
69.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies PPT–SFO?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop PPT–SFO in July 2026 (62 departures).
- UA
62 departures · 15,934 seats
Share of departures100.0%69.9%
Load
What plane flies PPT–SFO?
In July 2026, the Boeing 787-9 flew 100% of PPT–SFO departures.
- Boeing 787-9
62 departures · 69.9% load
100.0%
How has PPT–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop PPT–SFO departures fell from 73 in August 2025 to 62 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop PPT–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
73 departures · 20,073 passengers
87.6%
Load
September 2025
67 departures · 18,178 passengers
86.3%
Load
October 2025
69 departures · 18,646 passengers
85.2%
Load
November 2025
54 departures · 12,460 passengers
73.5%
Load
December 2025
34 departures · 5,610 passengers
64.2%
Load
January 2026
38 departures · 5,334 passengers
53.9%
Load
February 2026
48 departures · 8,822 passengers
59.6%
Load
March 2026
59 departures · 12,879 passengers
70.3%
Load
April 2026
68 departures · 16,571 passengers
77.1%
Load
May 2026
73 departures · 16,581 passengers
72.4%
Load
June 2026
44 departures · 8,612 passengers
76.2%
Load
July 2026
62 departures · 11,134 passengers
69.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PPT → SFO
71.5% full
31 departures · 5,695 passengers
SFO → PPT
68.3% full
31 departures · 5,439 passengers
Nonstop PPT–SFO traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 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 San Francisco (SFO)?
PPT to SFO is 4,203 miles (6,764 km / 3,652 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PPT to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 4,203-mile great-circle distance in roughly 9h 12m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PPT–SFO?
In July 2026, the Boeing 787-9 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying PPT–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 4,203-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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