# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Maniitsoq (JSU)

> 12,620 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,620 km / 7,842 mi / 6,814 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 335° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 121° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Greenland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 02:34 in Cape Town, it's 23:34 in Maniitsoq)
- **Elevation difference**: 60 ft (JSU 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

### [Maniitsoq Airport (JSU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jsu-maniitsoq-maniitsoq-airport/1ef266de-9d27-603a-85c2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maniitsoq, Greenland
- ICAO: BGMQ
- Timezone: America/Nuuk
- Coordinates: 65.410000, -52.940000
- Elevation: 91 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 02:34 in Cape Town, it's 23:34 in Maniitsoq.
The 3-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)
- [Maniitsoq Airport (JSU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jsu-maniitsoq-maniitsoq-airport/1ef266de-9d27-603a-85c2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)