# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Tanjung Pinang-Bintan Island (TNJ)

> 9,690 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,690 km / 6,021 mi / 5,232 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 87° (east)
- **Return heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 17:32 in Cape Town, it's 22:32 in Tanjung Pinang-Bintan Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 99 ft (TNJ 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

### [Kijang Airport (TNJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tnj-tanjung-pinang-bintan-island-kijang-airport/1ef266df-fd1d-69c0-b43b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tanjung Pinang-Bintan Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIDN
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 0.920000, 104.530000
- Elevation: 52 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 17:32 in Cape Town, it's 22:32 in Tanjung Pinang-Bintan Island.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Kijang Airport (TNJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tnj-tanjung-pinang-bintan-island-kijang-airport/1ef266df-fd1d-69c0-b43b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)