# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Tucson (DMA)

> 15,351 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,351 km / 9,539 mi / 8,289 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 02:39 in Cape Town, it's 17:39 in Tucson)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,553 ft (DMA 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

### [Davis Monthan Afb Airport (DMA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dma-tucson-davis-monthan-afb-airport/1ef266df-176c-62c8-b0a5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tucson, United States
- ICAO: KDMA
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 32.170000, -110.880000
- Elevation: 2,704 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 02:39 in Cape Town, it's 17:39 in Tucson.
With a 9-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)
- [Davis Monthan Afb Airport (DMA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dma-tucson-davis-monthan-afb-airport/1ef266df-176c-62c8-b0a5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)