# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Lahaina (JHM)

> 18,497 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,497 km / 11,493 mi / 9,987 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 199° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 163° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 02:31 in Cape Town, it's 14:31 in Lahaina)
- **Elevation difference**: 105 ft (JHM 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

### [Kapalua Airport (JHM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jhm-lahaina-kapalua-airport/1ef266df-8931-63ae-9f97-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lahaina, United States
- ICAO: PHJH
- Timezone: Pacific/Honolulu
- Coordinates: 20.960000, -156.670000
- Elevation: 256 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 02:31 in Cape Town, it's 14:31 in Lahaina.
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)
- [Kapalua Airport (JHM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jhm-lahaina-kapalua-airport/1ef266df-8931-63ae-9f97-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)