# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Yigo (UAM)

> 14,178 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,178 km / 8,810 mi / 7,655 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 99° (east)
- **Return heading**: 237° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Guam
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 15:16 in Cape Town, it's 23:16 in Yigo)
- **Elevation difference**: 466 ft (UAM 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

### [Andersen Afb Airport (UAM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/uam-yigo-andersen-afb-airport/1ef266df-890e-6c82-be12-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yigo, Guam
- ICAO: PGUA
- Timezone: Pacific/Guam
- Coordinates: 13.580000, 144.930000
- Elevation: 617 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 15:16 in Cape Town, it's 23:16 in Yigo.
With a 8-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)
- [Andersen Afb Airport (UAM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/uam-yigo-andersen-afb-airport/1ef266df-890e-6c82-be12-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)