# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Columbus/W Point/Starkville (GTR)

> 13,435 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,435 km / 8,348 mi / 7,254 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 113° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 16:27 in Cape Town, it's 09:27 in Columbus/W Point/Starkville)
- **Elevation difference**: 113 ft (GTR 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

### [Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gtr-columbusw-pointstarkville-golden-triangle-regional-airport/1ef266df-1f1d-6526-8202-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Columbus/W Point/Starkville, United States
- ICAO: KGTR
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 33.450000, -88.590000
- Elevation: 264 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 16:27 in Cape Town, it's 09:27 in Columbus/W Point/Starkville.
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)
- [Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gtr-columbusw-pointstarkville-golden-triangle-regional-airport/1ef266df-1f1d-6526-8202-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)