# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Jos (JOS)

> 4,956 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,956 km / 3,079 mi / 2,676 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 168° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Nigeria
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 00:17 in Cape Town, it's 23:17 in Jos)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,081 ft (JOS 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

### [Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jos-jos-yakubu-gowon-airport/1ef266de-b7da-62f6-98b3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jos, Nigeria
- ICAO: DNJO
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 9.640000, 8.870000
- Elevation: 4,232 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 00:17 in Cape Town, it's 23:17 in Jos.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jos-jos-yakubu-gowon-airport/1ef266de-b7da-62f6-98b3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)