# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Nightmute (NME)

> 17,058 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,058 km / 10,599 mi / 9,210 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 4° (north)
- **Return heading**: 354° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 13:39 in Cape Town, it's 03:39 in Nightmute)
- **Elevation difference**: 144 ft (NME 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

### [Nightmute Airport (NME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nme-nightmute-nightmute-airport/1ef266df-8697-622e-bd8a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nightmute, United States
- ICAO: PAGT
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 60.470000, -164.700000
- Elevation: 7 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 13:39 in Cape Town, it's 03:39 in Nightmute.
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)
- [Nightmute Airport (NME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nme-nightmute-nightmute-airport/1ef266df-8697-622e-bd8a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)