# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Gold Beach (GOL)

> 16,678 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,678 km / 10,363 mi / 9,006 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 86° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 14:19 in Cape Town, it's 05:19 in Gold Beach)
- **Elevation difference**: 131 ft (GOL 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

### [Gold Beach Municipal Airport (GOL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gol-gold-beach-gold-beach-municipal-airport/1ef266df-01fe-6684-ba81-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gold Beach, United States
- ICAO: K4S1
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 42.420000, -124.420000
- Elevation: 21 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 14:19 in Cape Town, it's 05:19 in Gold Beach.
With a 9-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)
- [Gold Beach Municipal Airport (GOL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gol-gold-beach-gold-beach-municipal-airport/1ef266df-01fe-6684-ba81-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)