# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Huntsville (HSV)

> 13,332 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,332 km / 8,284 mi / 7,199 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 294° (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 19:36 in Cape Town, it's 12:36 in Huntsville)
- **Elevation difference**: 478 ft (HSV 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

### [Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field (HSV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hsv-huntsville-huntsville-international-carl-t-jones-field/1ef266df-218b-6ccc-a592-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Huntsville, United States
- ICAO: KHSV
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 34.640000, -86.780000
- Elevation: 629 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 19:36 in Cape Town, it's 12:36 in Huntsville.
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)
- [Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field (HSV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hsv-huntsville-huntsville-international-carl-t-jones-field/1ef266df-218b-6ccc-a592-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)