# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Fort Riley (Junction City) (FRI)

> 14,337 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,337 km / 8,908 mi / 7,741 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 05:14 in Cape Town, it's 22:14 in Fort Riley (Junction City))
- **Elevation difference**: 915 ft (FRI 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

### [Marshall Army Air Field (FRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fri-fort-riley-junction-city-marshall-army-air-field/1ef266df-1ce4-6f48-857c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Riley (Junction City), United States
- ICAO: KFRI
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 39.100000, -96.800000
- Elevation: 1,066 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 05:14 in Cape Town, it's 22:14 in Fort Riley (Junction City).
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)
- [Marshall Army Air Field (FRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fri-fort-riley-junction-city-marshall-army-air-field/1ef266df-1ce4-6f48-857c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)