# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Burns Flat (CSM)

> 14,421 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,421 km / 8,961 mi / 7,787 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 108° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 05:07 in Cape Town, it's 22:07 in Burns Flat)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,771 ft (CSM is higher 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

### [Clinton/Sherman Airport (CSM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/csm-burns-flat-clintonsherman-airport/1ef266df-1527-6f94-af92-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Burns Flat, United States
- ICAO: KCSM
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 35.340000, -99.200000
- Elevation: 1,922 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 05:07 in Cape Town, it's 22:07 in Burns Flat.
With a 7-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)
- [Clinton/Sherman Airport (CSM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/csm-burns-flat-clintonsherman-airport/1ef266df-1527-6f94-af92-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)