# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Hobbs (HOB)

> 14,683 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,683 km / 9,124 mi / 7,928 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 108° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 09:28 in Cape Town, it's 01:28 in Hobbs)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,510 ft (HOB 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

### [Lea County Regional Airport (HOB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hob-hobbs-lea-county-regional-airport/1ef266df-2106-6202-a424-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hobbs, United States
- ICAO: KHOB
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 32.690000, -103.220000
- Elevation: 3,661 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 09:28 in Cape Town, it's 01:28 in Hobbs.
With a 8-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)
- [Lea County Regional Airport (HOB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hob-hobbs-lea-county-regional-airport/1ef266df-2106-6202-a424-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)