# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Dugway Proving Ground (DPG)

> 15,714 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,714 km / 9,764 mi / 8,485 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 97° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 00:40 in Cape Town, it's 16:40 in Dugway Proving Ground)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,199 ft (DPG 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

### [Michael Army Air Field (Dugway Proving Ground) Airport (DPG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dpg-dugway-proving-ground-michael-army-air-field-dugway-proving-ground-airport/1ef266df-179b-6c1c-b589-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dugway Proving Ground, United States
- ICAO: KDPG
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 40.200000, -112.940000
- Elevation: 4,350 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 00:40 in Cape Town, it's 16:40 in Dugway Proving Ground.
With a 8-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)
- [Michael Army Air Field (Dugway Proving Ground) Airport (DPG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dpg-dugway-proving-ground-michael-army-air-field-dugway-proving-ground-airport/1ef266df-179b-6c1c-b589-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)