# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Fort Collins/Loveland (FNL)

> 15,054 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,054 km / 9,354 mi / 8,128 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 100° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 21:35 in Cape Town, it's 13:35 in Fort Collins/Loveland)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,869 ft (FNL 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

### [Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fnl-fort-collinsloveland-northern-colorado-regional-airport/1ef266df-1ca2-6030-9f4c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Collins/Loveland, United States
- ICAO: KFNL
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 40.450000, -105.010000
- Elevation: 5,020 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 21:35 in Cape Town, it's 13:35 in Fort Collins/Loveland.
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)
- [Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fnl-fort-collinsloveland-northern-colorado-regional-airport/1ef266df-1ca2-6030-9f4c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)