# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Tureia Airport (ZTA)

> 13,465 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,465 km / 8,367 mi / 7,270 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 205° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 158° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 23:47 in Cape Town, it's 11:47 in Tureia Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 139 ft (ZTA 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

### [Tureia Airport (ZTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zta-tureia-airport/1ef266df-7386-641e-9c05-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tureia Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGY
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -20.790000, -138.570000
- Elevation: 12 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 23:47 in Cape Town, it's 11:47 in Tureia Airport.
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)
- [Tureia Airport (ZTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zta-tureia-airport/1ef266df-7386-641e-9c05-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)