# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Dumai-Sumatra Island (DUM)

> 9,448 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,448 km / 5,870 mi / 5,101 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 85° (east)
- **Return heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 06:31 in Cape Town, it's 11:31 in Dumai-Sumatra Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 96 ft (DUM 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

### [Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dum-dumai-sumatra-island-pinang-kampai-airport/1ef266df-fceb-69b6-a595-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dumai-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIBD
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 1.610000, 101.430000
- Elevation: 55 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 06:31 in Cape Town, it's 11:31 in Dumai-Sumatra Island.
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)
- [Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dum-dumai-sumatra-island-pinang-kampai-airport/1ef266df-fceb-69b6-a595-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)