# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Angaha (NFO)

> 14,305 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,305 km / 8,889 mi / 7,724 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 162° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 195° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Tonga
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 18:58 in Cape Town, it's 05:58 in Angaha)
- **Elevation difference**: 9 ft (NFO 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

### [Mata'aho Airport (NFO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nfo-angaha-mataaho-airport/1ef266df-7063-6188-a920-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Angaha, Tonga
- ICAO: NFTO
- Timezone: Pacific/Tongatapu
- Coordinates: -15.570000, -175.630000
- Elevation: 160 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 18:58 in Cape Town, it's 05:58 in Angaha.
With a 11-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)
- [Mata'aho Airport (NFO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nfo-angaha-mataaho-airport/1ef266df-7063-6188-a920-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)