# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Unalaska (DUT)

> 17,761 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,761 km / 11,036 mi / 9,590 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 9° (north)
- **Return heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 23:49 in Cape Town, it's 13:49 in Unalaska)
- **Elevation difference**: 128 ft (DUT is lower 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

### [Unalaska Airport (DUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dut-unalaska-unalaska-airport/1ef266df-863c-64a0-a2a7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Unalaska, United States
- ICAO: PADU
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 53.900000, -166.550000
- Elevation: 23 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 23:49 in Cape Town, it's 13:49 in Unalaska.
With a 10-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)
- [Unalaska Airport (DUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dut-unalaska-unalaska-airport/1ef266df-863c-64a0-a2a7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)