# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Sukagawa (FKS)

> 14,826 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,826 km / 9,213 mi / 8,006 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 20:36 in Cape Town, it's 03:36 in Sukagawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,070 ft (FKS 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

### [Fukushima Airport (FKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fks-sukagawa-fukushima-airport/1ef266df-8c7e-6b9c-b1d5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sukagawa, Japan
- ICAO: RJSF
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 37.230000, 140.430000
- Elevation: 1,221 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 20:36 in Cape Town, it's 03:36 in Sukagawa.
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)
- [Fukushima Airport (FKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fks-sukagawa-fukushima-airport/1ef266df-8c7e-6b9c-b1d5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)