# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Arbil (EBL)

> 8,237 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,237 km / 5,119 mi / 4,448 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 202° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Iraq
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 02:09 in Cape Town, it's 03:09 in Arbil)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,190 ft (EBL 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

### [Erbil International Airport (EBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebl-arbil-erbil-international-airport/1ef266df-83f6-65ba-9c27-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arbil, Iraq
- ICAO: ORER
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 36.240000, 43.960000
- Elevation: 1,341 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 02:09 in Cape Town, it's 03:09 in Arbil.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Erbil International Airport (EBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebl-arbil-erbil-international-airport/1ef266df-83f6-65ba-9c27-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)