# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Jayapura-Papua Island (DJJ)

> 12,720 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,720 km / 7,904 mi / 6,868 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 111° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 231° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 15:12 in Cape Town, it's 22:12 in Jayapura-Papua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 138 ft (DJJ is higher than CPT)

## Airports

### [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

### [Sentani Airport (DJJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/djj-jayapura-papua-island-sentani-airport/1ef266df-f94a-66d6-b9ad-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jayapura-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAJJ
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -2.580000, 140.520000
- Elevation: 289 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 15:12 in Cape Town, it's 22:12 in Jayapura-Papua Island.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sentani Airport (DJJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/djj-jayapura-papua-island-sentani-airport/1ef266df-f94a-66d6-b9ad-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)