# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Ilheus (IOS)

> 6,127 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,127 km / 3,807 mi / 3,308 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 121° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 06:55 in Cape Town, it's 01:55 in Ilheus)
- **Elevation difference**: 136 ft (IOS 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

### [Bahia - Jorge Amado Airport (IOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ios-ilheus-bahia-jorge-amado-airport/1ef266df-94b4-600a-aa09-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ilheus, Brazil
- ICAO: SBIL
- Timezone: America/Bahia
- Coordinates: -14.820000, -39.030000
- Elevation: 15 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:55 in Cape Town, it's 01:55 in Ilheus.
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)
- [Bahia - Jorge Amado Airport (IOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ios-ilheus-bahia-jorge-amado-airport/1ef266df-94b4-600a-aa09-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)