# Distance from Batam Island (BTH) to Cape Town (CPT)

> 9,664 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,664 km / 6,005 mi / 5,218 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 87° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 10:50 in Batam Island, it's 05:50 in Cape Town)
- **Elevation difference**: 25 ft (CPT is higher than BTH)

## Airports

### [Hang Nadim Airport (BTH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bth-batam-island-hang-nadim-airport/1ef266df-fd14-6640-b18b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Batam Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIDD
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 1.120000, 104.120000
- Elevation: 126 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 10:50 in Batam Island, it's 05:50 in Cape Town.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Hang Nadim Airport (BTH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bth-batam-island-hang-nadim-airport/1ef266df-fd14-6640-b18b-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)