# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Echuca Airport (ECH)

> 10,425 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,425 km / 6,478 mi / 5,629 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 139° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 222° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 16:24 in Cape Town, it's 00:24 in Echuca Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 172 ft (ECH 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

### [Echuca Airport (ECH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ech-echuca-airport/1ef266e0-0b5f-6ca4-8110-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Echuca Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YECH
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates: -36.160000, 144.760000
- Elevation: 323 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 16:24 in Cape Town, it's 00:24 in Echuca Airport.
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)
- [Echuca Airport (ECH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ech-echuca-airport/1ef266e0-0b5f-6ca4-8110-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)