# Distance from Changchun (CGQ) to Cape Town (CPT)

> 13,820 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,820 km / 8,588 mi / 7,462 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 09:29 in Changchun, it's 03:29 in Cape Town)
- **Elevation difference**: 555 ft (CPT is lower than CGQ)

## Airports

### [Longjia Airport (CGQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cgq-changchun-longjia-airport/1ef266e0-2128-66bc-ad02-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Changchun, China
- ICAO: ZYCC
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 44.000000, 125.690000
- Elevation: 706 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 09:29 in Changchun, it's 03:29 in Cape Town.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Longjia Airport (CGQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cgq-changchun-longjia-airport/1ef266e0-2128-66bc-ad02-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)