# Distance from Apataki (APK) to Cape Town (CPT)

> 14,283 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,283 km / 8,875 mi / 7,712 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 164° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 199° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 12:35 in Apataki, it's 00:35 in Cape Town)
- **Elevation difference**: 143 ft (CPT is higher than APK)

## Airports

### [Apataki Airport (APK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apk-apataki-apataki-airport/1ef266df-733d-626e-bea9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Apataki, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGD
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.570000, -146.410000
- Elevation: 8 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 12:35 in Apataki, it's 00:35 in Cape Town.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Apataki Airport (APK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apk-apataki-apataki-airport/1ef266df-733d-626e-bea9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
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