# Distance from Ambon (AMQ) to Cape Town (CPT)

> 11,552 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,552 km / 7,178 mi / 6,237 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 234° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 17:10 in Ambon, it's 10:10 in Cape Town)
- **Elevation difference**: 118 ft (CPT is higher than AMQ)

## Airports

### [Pattimura Airport Ambon (AMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/amq-ambon-pattimura-airport-ambon/1ef266df-fa63-6022-8440-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ambon, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAPP
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -3.710000, 128.090000
- Elevation: 33 ft

### [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cape Town, South Africa
- ICAO: FACT
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -33.960000, 18.600000
- Elevation: 151 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 17:10 in Ambon, it's 10:10 in Cape Town.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pattimura Airport Ambon (AMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/amq-ambon-pattimura-airport-ambon/1ef266df-fa63-6022-8440-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)