# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Shaktoolik (SKK)

> 16,634 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,634 km / 10,336 mi / 8,981 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 360° (north)
- **Return heading**: 0° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 12:54 in Cape Town, it's 02:54 in Shaktoolik)
- **Elevation difference**: 127 ft (SKK 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

### [Shaktoolik Airport (SKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/skk-shaktoolik-shaktoolik-airport/1ef266df-88ed-647e-929d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shaktoolik, United States
- ICAO: PFSH
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 64.370000, -161.220000
- 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 12:54 in Cape Town, it's 02:54 in Shaktoolik.
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)
- [Shaktoolik Airport (SKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/skk-shaktoolik-shaktoolik-airport/1ef266df-88ed-647e-929d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)