# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Pago Pago (PPG)

> 14,556 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,556 km / 9,044 mi / 7,859 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 168° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 190° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → AS
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 04:35 in Cape Town, it's 15:35 in Pago Pago)
- **Elevation difference**: 120 ft (PPG 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

### [Pago Pago International Airport (PPG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppg-pago-pago-pago-pago-international-airport/1ef266df-731c-6fb4-9410-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pago Pago, AS
- ICAO: NSTU
- Timezone: Pacific/Pago_Pago
- Coordinates: -14.330000, -170.710000
- Elevation: 31 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 04:35 in Cape Town, it's 15:35 in Pago Pago.
With a 13-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)
- [Pago Pago International Airport (PPG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppg-pago-pago-pago-pago-international-airport/1ef266df-731c-6fb4-9410-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)