# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Cape Newenham (EHM)

> 17,269 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,269 km / 10,731 mi / 9,325 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 1° (north)
- **Return heading**: 359° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 02:10 in Cape Town, it's 16:10 in Cape Newenham)
- **Elevation difference**: 380 ft (EHM 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

### [Cape Newenham Lrrs Airport (EHM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ehm-cape-newenham-cape-newenham-lrrs-airport/1ef266df-864b-6f9a-aba3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cape Newenham, United States
- ICAO: PAEH
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 58.650000, -162.060000
- Elevation: 531 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 02:10 in Cape Town, it's 16:10 in Cape Newenham.
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)
- [Cape Newenham Lrrs Airport (EHM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ehm-cape-newenham-cape-newenham-lrrs-airport/1ef266df-864b-6f9a-aba3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)