# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Suki (SKC)

> 12,426 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,426 km / 7,721 mi / 6,709 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 117° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 228° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 14:05 in Cape Town, it's 22:05 in Suki)
- **Elevation difference**: 127 ft (SKC 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

### [Suki Airport (SKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/skc-suki-suki-airport/1ef266de-9c1c-6dc0-bd56-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Suki, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYSU
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -8.050000, 141.720000
- Elevation: 24 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 14:05 in Cape Town, it's 22:05 in Suki.
With a 8-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)
- [Suki Airport (SKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/skc-suki-suki-airport/1ef266de-9c1c-6dc0-bd56-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)