# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Bulgan Sum Airport (HBU)

> 11,513 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,513 km / 7,154 mi / 6,217 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Mongolia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 07:56 in Cape Town, it's 12:56 in Bulgan Sum Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,770 ft (HBU 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

### [Bulgan Sum Airport (HBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hbu-bulgan-sum-airport/1ef266e0-1f66-6fae-90dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bulgan Sum Airport, Mongolia
- ICAO: ZMBS
- Timezone: Asia/Hovd
- Coordinates: 46.100000, 91.580000
- Elevation: 3,921 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 07:56 in Cape Town, it's 12:56 in Bulgan Sum Airport.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Bulgan Sum Airport (HBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hbu-bulgan-sum-airport/1ef266e0-1f66-6fae-90dd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)