# Distance from Cholet/Le Pontreau (CET) to Cape Town (CPT)

> 9,219 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,219 km / 5,729 mi / 4,978 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 164° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 23:55 in Cholet/Le Pontreau, it's 23:55 in Cape Town)
- **Elevation difference**: 292 ft (CPT is lower than CET)

## Airports

### [Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cet-choletle-pontreau-cholet-le-pontreau-airport/1ef266df-4baa-688c-8dd7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cholet/Le Pontreau, France
- ICAO: LFOU
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.080000, -0.880000
- Elevation: 443 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.

## Related

- [Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cet-choletle-pontreau-cholet-le-pontreau-airport/1ef266df-4baa-688c-8dd7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)