# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Atinjoe-Papua Island (TXM)

> 12,053 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,053 km / 7,489 mi / 6,508 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 233° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 12:50 in Cape Town, it's 19:50 in Atinjoe-Papua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 10 ft (TXM 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

### [Teminabuan Airport (TXM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/txm-atinjoe-papua-island-teminabuan-airport/1ef266df-fac4-6624-946c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atinjoe-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAST
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -1.440000, 132.020000
- Elevation: 141 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 12:50 in Cape Town, it's 19:50 in Atinjoe-Papua Island.
With a 7-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)
- [Teminabuan Airport (TXM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/txm-atinjoe-papua-island-teminabuan-airport/1ef266df-fac4-6624-946c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)