# Distance from Baindoung Airport (BDZ) to Cape Town (CPT)

> 12,978 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,978 km / 8,064 mi / 7,008 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 227° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 119° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 15:23 in Baindoung Airport, it's 07:23 in Cape Town)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,249 ft (CPT is lower than BDZ)

## Airports

### [Baindoung Airport (BDZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bdz-baindoung-airport/1ef266de-9afe-6c5e-bbf7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Baindoung Airport, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYBG
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.350000, 146.940000
- Elevation: 4,400 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 15:23 in Baindoung Airport, it's 07:23 in Cape Town.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Baindoung Airport (BDZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bdz-baindoung-airport/1ef266de-9afe-6c5e-bbf7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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