# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Pilot Station (PQS)

> 16,900 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,900 km / 10,501 mi / 9,125 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 2° (north)
- **Return heading**: 357° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 09:48 in Cape Town, it's 23:48 in Pilot Station)
- **Elevation difference**: 322 ft (PQS 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

### [Pilot Station Airport (PQS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pqs-pilot-station-pilot-station-airport/1ef266de-f5ef-64b0-9eb4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pilot Station, United States
- ICAO: K0AK
- Timezone: America/Nome
- Coordinates: 61.960000, -162.940000
- Elevation: 473 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 09:48 in Cape Town, it's 23:48 in Pilot Station.
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)
- [Pilot Station Airport (PQS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pqs-pilot-station-pilot-station-airport/1ef266de-f5ef-64b0-9eb4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)