# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Tok (TKJ)

> 16,509 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,509 km / 10,258 mi / 8,914 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 18:04 in Cape Town, it's 08:04 in Tok)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,492 ft (TKJ is higher than CPT)

## Airports

### [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://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

### [Tok Junction Airport (TKJ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tkj-tok-tok-junction-airport/1ef266df-88f5-6d0e-9bc0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tok, United States
- ICAO: PFTO
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 63.330000, -142.950000
- Elevation: 1,643 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 18:04 in Cape Town, it's 08:04 in Tok.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tok Junction Airport (TKJ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tkj-tok-tok-junction-airport/1ef266df-88f5-6d0e-9bc0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)