# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Tetiaroa (TTI)

> 14,211 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,211 km / 8,830 mi / 7,673 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 194° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 168° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 05:43 in Cape Town, it's 17:43 in Tetiaroa)
- **Elevation difference**: 144 ft (TTI 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

### [Tetiaroa Airport (TTI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tti-tetiaroa-tetiaroa-airport/1ef266df-73cb-62b2-8f60-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tetiaroa, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTTE
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -17.010000, -149.590000
- Elevation: 7 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 05:43 in Cape Town, it's 17:43 in Tetiaroa.
With a 12-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)
- [Tetiaroa Airport (TTI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tti-tetiaroa-tetiaroa-airport/1ef266df-73cb-62b2-8f60-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)