# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Guaymas (GYM)

> 15,204 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,204 km / 9,447 mi / 8,209 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 111° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 00:26 in Cape Town, it's 15:26 in Guaymas)
- **Elevation difference**: 92 ft (GYM 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

### [General Jose Maria Yanez International Airport (GYM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gym-guaymas-general-jose-maria-yanez-international-airport/1ef266df-6178-6c54-b736-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guaymas, Mexico
- ICAO: MMGM
- Timezone: America/Hermosillo
- Coordinates: 27.970000, -110.920000
- Elevation: 59 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 00:26 in Cape Town, it's 15:26 in Guaymas.
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)
- [General Jose Maria Yanez International Airport (GYM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gym-guaymas-general-jose-maria-yanez-international-airport/1ef266df-6178-6c54-b736-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)