# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Colonia (CYR)

> 6,838 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,838 km / 4,249 mi / 3,692 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 113° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Uruguay
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 14:28 in Cape Town, it's 09:28 in Colonia)
- **Elevation difference**: 85 ft (CYR 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

### [Laguna de Los Patos International Airport (CYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cyr-colonia-laguna-de-los-patos-international-airport/1ef266df-ce76-6a04-a6f2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Colonia, Uruguay
- ICAO: SUCA
- Timezone: America/Montevideo
- Coordinates: -34.460000, -57.770000
- Elevation: 66 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:28 in Cape Town, it's 09:28 in Colonia.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Laguna de Los Patos International Airport (CYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cyr-colonia-laguna-de-los-patos-international-airport/1ef266df-ce76-6a04-a6f2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)