# Distance from Choibalsan Airport (COQ) to Cape Town (CPT)

> 13,156 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,156 km / 8,175 mi / 7,104 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mongolia) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 02:20 in Choibalsan Airport, it's 20:20 in Cape Town)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,306 ft (CPT is lower than COQ)

## Airports

### [Choibalsan Airport (COQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/coq-choibalsan-airport/1ef266e0-1f6e-6fec-8a82-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Choibalsan Airport, Mongolia
- ICAO: ZMCD
- Timezone: Asia/Ulaanbaatar
- Coordinates: 48.140000, 114.650000
- Elevation: 2,457 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 02:20 in Choibalsan Airport, it's 20:20 in Cape Town.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Choibalsan Airport (COQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/coq-choibalsan-airport/1ef266e0-1f6e-6fec-8a82-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)