# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Maupiti Airport (MAU)

> 14,329 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,329 km / 8,903 mi / 7,737 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 191° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 170° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 00:26 in Cape Town, it's 12:26 in Maupiti Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 136 ft (MAU 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

### [Maupiti Airport (MAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mau-maupiti-airport/1ef266df-73df-6884-8ee1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maupiti Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTTP
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -16.430000, -152.240000
- Elevation: 15 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 00:26 in Cape Town, it's 12:26 in Maupiti Airport.
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)
- [Maupiti Airport (MAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mau-maupiti-airport/1ef266df-73df-6884-8ee1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)