# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Eirunepe (ERN)

> 9,456 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,456 km / 5,876 mi / 5,106 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 265° (west)
- **Return heading**: 124° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 03:27 in Cape Town, it's 21:27 in Eirunepe)
- **Elevation difference**: 261 ft (ERN 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

### [Eirunepe Airport (ERN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ern-eirunepe-eirunepe-airport/1ef266df-d690-6fd2-bf65-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Eirunepe, Brazil
- ICAO: SWEI
- Timezone: America/Boa_Vista
- Coordinates: -6.640000, -69.880000
- Elevation: 412 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 03:27 in Cape Town, it's 21:27 in Eirunepe.
With a 6-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)
- [Eirunepe Airport (ERN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ern-eirunepe-eirunepe-airport/1ef266df-d690-6fd2-bf65-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)