# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to New Tanegashima Airport (TNE)

> 13,766 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,766 km / 8,554 mi / 7,433 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 12:56 in Cape Town, it's 19:56 in New Tanegashima Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 617 ft (TNE 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

### [New Tanegashima Airport (TNE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tne-new-tanegashima-airport/1ef266df-8bca-68c2-afc4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New Tanegashima Airport, Japan
- ICAO: RJFG
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 30.610000, 130.990000
- Elevation: 768 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 12:56 in Cape Town, it's 19:56 in New Tanegashima Airport.
With a 7-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)
- [New Tanegashima Airport (TNE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tne-new-tanegashima-airport/1ef266df-8bca-68c2-afc4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)