# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Yambol (JAM)

> 8,533 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,533 km / 5,302 mi / 4,607 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 6° (north)
- **Return heading**: 187° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 01:28 in Cape Town, it's 02:28 in Yambol)
- **Elevation difference**: 358 ft (JAM 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

### [Bezmer Air Base (JAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jam-yambol-bezmer-air-base/1ef266df-4348-6252-9c8b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yambol, Bulgaria
- ICAO: LBIA
- Timezone: Europe/Sofia
- Coordinates: 42.450000, 26.350000
- Elevation: 509 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 01:28 in Cape Town, it's 02:28 in Yambol.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Bezmer Air Base (JAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jam-yambol-bezmer-air-base/1ef266df-4348-6252-9c8b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)