# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Santa Cruz das Flores (FLW)

> 9,632 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,632 km / 5,985 mi / 5,201 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 141° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Portugal
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 01:12 in Cape Town, it's 23:12 in Santa Cruz das Flores)
- **Elevation difference**: 39 ft (FLW 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

### [Flores Airport (FLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/flw-santa-cruz-das-flores-flores-airport/1ef266df-5580-687a-a4f4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal
- ICAO: LPFL
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 39.460000, -31.130000
- Elevation: 112 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 01:12 in Cape Town, it's 23:12 in Santa Cruz das Flores.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flores Airport (FLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/flw-santa-cruz-das-flores-flores-airport/1ef266df-5580-687a-a4f4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)