# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Pentecost Island (SSR)

> 13,643 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,643 km / 8,477 mi / 7,366 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 145° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 210° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Vanuatu
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 05:09 in Cape Town, it's 14:09 in Pentecost Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 151 ft (SSR 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

### [Sara Airport (SSR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssr-pentecost-island-sara-airport/1ef266df-7486-6ca6-bca3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pentecost Island, Vanuatu
- ICAO: NVSH
- Timezone: Pacific/Efate
- Coordinates: -15.470000, 168.150000
- Elevation: 0 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 05:09 in Cape Town, it's 14:09 in Pentecost Island.
With a 9-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)
- [Sara Airport (SSR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssr-pentecost-island-sara-airport/1ef266df-7486-6ca6-bca3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)