# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Chukotka (PVS)

> 16,538 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,538 km / 10,276 mi / 8,930 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 10° (north)
- **Return heading**: 341° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 23:45 in Cape Town, it's 09:45 in Chukotka)
- **Elevation difference**: 79 ft (PVS 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

### [Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvs-chukotka-provideniya-bay-airport/1ef266df-e5a3-68f8-97a6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chukotka, Russia
- ICAO: UHMD
- Timezone: Asia/Anadyr
- Coordinates: 64.380000, -173.240000
- Elevation: 72 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 23:45 in Cape Town, it's 09:45 in Chukotka.
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)
- [Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvs-chukotka-provideniya-bay-airport/1ef266df-e5a3-68f8-97a6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)