# Distance from Padang Sidempuan-Sumatra Island (AEG) to Cape Town (CPT)

> 9,251 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,251 km / 5,748 mi / 4,995 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 84° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 23:46 in Padang Sidempuan-Sumatra Island, it's 18:46 in Cape Town)
- **Elevation difference**: 771 ft (CPT is lower than AEG)

## Airports

### [Aek Godang Airport (AEG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aeg-padang-sidempuan-sumatra-island-aek-godang-airport/1ef266df-fd52-6aa8-aaa8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Padang Sidempuan-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIME
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 1.400000, 99.430000
- Elevation: 922 ft

### [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

## 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 23:46 in Padang Sidempuan-Sumatra Island, it's 18:46 in Cape Town.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Aek Godang Airport (AEG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aeg-padang-sidempuan-sumatra-island-aek-godang-airport/1ef266df-fd52-6aa8-aaa8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)