# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Cape Town (CPT)

> 6,888 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,888 km / 4,280 mi / 3,719 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 17:26 in Buenos Aires, it's 22:26 in Cape Town)
- **Elevation difference**: 133 ft (CPT is higher than AEP)

## Airports

### [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ICAO: SABE
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Coordinates: -34.560000, -58.420000
- Elevation: 18 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:26 in Buenos Aires, it's 22:26 in Cape Town.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
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