# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to False Pass (KFP)

> 17,687 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,687 km / 10,990 mi / 9,550 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 3° (north)
- **Return heading**: 355° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 07:46 in Cape Town, it's 21:46 in False Pass)
- **Elevation difference**: 133 ft (KFP 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

### [False Pass Airport (KFP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kfp-false-pass-false-pass-airport/1ef266df-86fc-6020-9055-06bb2780ed98)

- City: False Pass, United States
- ICAO: PAKF
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 54.850000, -163.410000
- Elevation: 18 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 07:46 in Cape Town, it's 21:46 in False Pass.
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)
- [False Pass Airport (KFP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kfp-false-pass-false-pass-airport/1ef266df-86fc-6020-9055-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)