# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Wahiawa (HHI)

> 18,589 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,589 km / 11,551 mi / 10,037 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 194° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 167° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 19:40 in Cape Town, it's 07:40 in Wahiawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 692 ft (HHI 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

### [Wheeler Army Air Field (HHI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhi-wahiawa-wheeler-army-air-field/1ef266df-8928-6ff6-b5a5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wahiawa, United States
- ICAO: PHHI
- Timezone: Pacific/Honolulu
- Coordinates: 21.480000, -158.040000
- Elevation: 843 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 19:40 in Cape Town, it's 07:40 in Wahiawa.
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)
- [Wheeler Army Air Field (HHI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhi-wahiawa-wheeler-army-air-field/1ef266df-8928-6ff6-b5a5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)