# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Greenfield (GFD)

> 13,457 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,457 km / 8,362 mi / 7,266 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 110° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 01:12 in Cape Town, it's 19:12 in Greenfield)
- **Elevation difference**: 744 ft (GFD 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

### [Pope Field (GFD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gfd-greenfield-pope-field/1ef266df-1e13-62de-bee0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Greenfield, United States
- ICAO: KGFD
- Timezone: America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Coordinates: 39.790000, -85.740000
- Elevation: 895 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 19:12 in Greenfield.
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)
- [Pope Field (GFD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gfd-greenfield-pope-field/1ef266df-1e13-62de-bee0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)