# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Lilabari (IXI)

> 10,465 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,465 km / 6,502 mi / 5,650 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 234° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 08:12 in Cape Town, it's 11:42 in Lilabari)
- **Elevation difference**: 179 ft (IXI 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

### [North Lakhimpur Airport (IXI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixi-lilabari-north-lakhimpur-airport/1ef266df-f081-6d24-9ac3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lilabari, India
- ICAO: VELR
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 27.300000, 94.100000
- Elevation: 330 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 08:12 in Cape Town, it's 11:42 in Lilabari.
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)
- [North Lakhimpur Airport (IXI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixi-lilabari-north-lakhimpur-airport/1ef266df-f081-6d24-9ac3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)