# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Hamilton (HAO)

> 13,342 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,342 km / 8,290 mi / 7,204 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 111° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 00:27 in Cape Town, it's 18:27 in Hamilton)
- **Elevation difference**: 481 ft (HAO 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

### [Butler County Regional/Hogan Field (HAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hao-hamilton-butler-county-regionalhogan-field/1ef266df-2012-695e-bc13-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hamilton, United States
- ICAO: KHAO
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 39.360000, -84.520000
- Elevation: 632 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 00:27 in Cape Town, it's 18:27 in Hamilton.
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)
- [Butler County Regional/Hogan Field (HAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hao-hamilton-butler-county-regionalhogan-field/1ef266df-2012-695e-bc13-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)