# Distance from Ambunti (AUJ) to Cape Town (CPT)

> 12,798 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,798 km / 7,952 mi / 6,910 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 07:37 in Ambunti, it's 23:37 in Cape Town)
- **Elevation difference**: 101 ft (CPT is higher than AUJ)

## Airports

### [Ambunti Airport (AUJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auj-ambunti-ambunti-airport/1ef266de-9aee-6fc0-b0a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYAT
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -4.220000, 142.820000
- Elevation: 50 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 07:37 in Ambunti, it's 23:37 in Cape Town.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ambunti Airport (AUJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auj-ambunti-ambunti-airport/1ef266de-9aee-6fc0-b0a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)