# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Colonel Hill (CRI)

> 11,638 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,638 km / 7,231 mi / 6,284 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 121° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Bahamas
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 15:34 in Cape Town, it's 09:34 in Colonel Hill)
- **Elevation difference**: 146 ft (CRI is lower than CPT)

## Airports

### [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

### [Colonel Hill Airport (CRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cri-colonel-hill-colonel-hill-airport/1ef266df-6c26-60e8-9b6e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Colonel Hill, Bahamas
- ICAO: MYCI
- Timezone: America/Nassau
- Coordinates: 22.750000, -74.180000
- Elevation: 5 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 15:34 in Cape Town, it's 09:34 in Colonel Hill.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Colonel Hill Airport (CRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cri-colonel-hill-colonel-hill-airport/1ef266df-6c26-60e8-9b6e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)