# Distance from Puerto Lopez (CCO) to Cape Town (CPT)

> 10,285 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,285 km / 6,391 mi / 5,553 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 124° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 274° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 04:04 in Puerto Lopez, it's 11:04 in Cape Town)
- **Elevation difference**: 549 ft (CPT is lower than CCO)

## Airports

### [Carimagua Airport (CCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cco-puerto-lopez-carimagua-airport/1ef266df-b482-6bfc-a49f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Lopez, Colombia
- ICAO: SKCI
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 4.560000, -71.340000
- Elevation: 700 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 04:04 in Puerto Lopez, it's 11:04 in Cape Town.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Carimagua Airport (CCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cco-puerto-lopez-carimagua-airport/1ef266df-b482-6bfc-a49f-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)