# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Detroit Lakes (DTL)

> 14,453 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,453 km / 8,981 mi / 7,804 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 100° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 23:01 in Cape Town, it's 16:01 in Detroit Lakes)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,245 ft (DTL 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

### [Detroit Lakes/Wething Field (DTL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtl-detroit-lakes-detroit-lakeswething-field/1ef266df-17cd-6816-829d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Detroit Lakes, United States
- ICAO: KDTL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 46.820000, -95.880000
- Elevation: 1,396 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 23:01 in Cape Town, it's 16:01 in Detroit Lakes.
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)
- [Detroit Lakes/Wething Field (DTL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtl-detroit-lakes-detroit-lakeswething-field/1ef266df-17cd-6816-829d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)