# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Kailashahar Airport (IXH)

> 10,098 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,098 km / 6,274 mi / 5,452 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 233° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 14:03 in Cape Town, it's 17:33 in Kailashahar Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 72 ft (IXH 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

### [Kailashahar Airport (IXH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixh-kailashahar-airport/1ef266df-f071-6f32-ba6f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kailashahar Airport, India
- ICAO: VEKR
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 24.310000, 92.010000
- Elevation: 79 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 14:03 in Cape Town, it's 17:33 in Kailashahar Airport.
The 3.5-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)
- [Kailashahar Airport (IXH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixh-kailashahar-airport/1ef266df-f071-6f32-ba6f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)