# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Long Apung-Borneo Island (LPU)

> 10,701 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,701 km / 6,649 mi / 5,778 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 92° (east)
- **Return heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 18:27 in Cape Town, it's 00:27 in Long Apung-Borneo Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 476 ft (LPU 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

### [Long Apung Airport (LPU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lpu-long-apung-borneo-island-long-apung-airport/1ef266df-fff5-663e-b0a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Long Apung-Borneo Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WRLP
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: 1.700000, 114.970000
- Elevation: 627 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 18:27 in Cape Town, it's 00:27 in Long Apung-Borneo Island.
With a 6-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)
- [Long Apung Airport (LPU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lpu-long-apung-borneo-island-long-apung-airport/1ef266df-fff5-663e-b0a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)