# Distance from Ayacucho (AYP) to Cape Town (CPT)

> 9,449 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,449 km / 5,871 mi / 5,102 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 124° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 258° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 18:12 in Ayacucho, it's 01:12 in Cape Town)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,766 ft (CPT is lower than AYP)

## Airports

### [Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ayp-ayacucho-coronel-fap-alfredo-mendivil-duarte-airport/1ef266df-c3f0-62d8-acf0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ayacucho, Peru
- ICAO: SPHO
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -13.150000, -74.200000
- Elevation: 8,917 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 18:12 in Ayacucho, it's 01:12 in Cape Town.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ayp-ayacucho-coronel-fap-alfredo-mendivil-duarte-airport/1ef266df-c3f0-62d8-acf0-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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