# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Magdeburg (CSO)

> 9,568 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,568 km / 5,946 mi / 5,167 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 356° (north)
- **Return heading**: 174° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 23:22 in Cape Town, it's 23:22 in Magdeburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 443 ft (CSO 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

### [Cochstedt Airport (CSO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cso-magdeburg-cochstedt-airport/1ef266de-ba18-61e4-909a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Magdeburg, Germany
- ICAO: EDBC
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 51.860000, 11.420000
- Elevation: 594 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

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cochstedt Airport (CSO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cso-magdeburg-cochstedt-airport/1ef266de-ba18-61e4-909a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)