# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Medellin (EOH)

> 10,779 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,779 km / 6,698 mi / 5,820 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 273° (west)
- **Return heading**: 124° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 11:58 in Cape Town, it's 04:58 in Medellin)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,798 ft (EOH 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

### [Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eoh-medellin-enrique-olaya-herrera-airport/1ef266df-b540-64cc-ba59-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Medellin, Colombia
- ICAO: SKMD
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 6.220000, -75.590000
- Elevation: 4,949 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 11:58 in Cape Town, it's 04:58 in Medellin.
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)
- [Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eoh-medellin-enrique-olaya-herrera-airport/1ef266df-b540-64cc-ba59-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)