# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Lakeba Island (LKB)

> 13,929 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,929 km / 8,655 mi / 7,521 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 160° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 198° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Fiji
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 12:39 in Cape Town, it's 22:39 in Lakeba Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 129 ft (LKB 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

### [Lakeba Island Airport (LKB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lkb-lakeba-island-lakeba-island-airport/1ef266df-702e-6c44-ae95-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lakeba Island, Fiji
- ICAO: NFNK
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -18.200000, -178.820000
- Elevation: 280 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 12:39 in Cape Town, it's 22:39 in Lakeba Island.
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)
- [Lakeba Island Airport (LKB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lkb-lakeba-island-lakeba-island-airport/1ef266df-702e-6c44-ae95-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)