# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Fangatau Airport (FGU)

> 14,069 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,069 km / 8,742 mi / 7,596 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 205° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 159° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 10:15 in Cape Town, it's 22:15 in Fangatau Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 142 ft (FGU 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

### [Fangatau Airport (FGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fgu-fangatau-airport/1ef266df-7335-65e6-8805-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fangatau Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGB
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.820000, -140.890000
- Elevation: 9 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 10:15 in Cape Town, it's 22:15 in Fangatau Airport.
With a 12-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)
- [Fangatau Airport (FGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fgu-fangatau-airport/1ef266df-7335-65e6-8805-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)