# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Krasnoyarsk (KJA)

> 12,190 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,190 km / 7,575 mi / 6,582 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 238° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 12:05 in Cape Town, it's 17:05 in Krasnoyarsk)
- **Elevation difference**: 791 ft (KJA 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

### [Yemelyanovo Airport (KJA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kja-krasnoyarsk-yemelyanovo-airport/1ef266df-e8ea-6250-ba25-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Krasnoyarsk, Russia
- ICAO: UNKL
- Timezone: Asia/Krasnoyarsk
- Coordinates: 56.170000, 92.490000
- Elevation: 942 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 12:05 in Cape Town, it's 17:05 in Krasnoyarsk.
The 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)
- [Yemelyanovo Airport (KJA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kja-krasnoyarsk-yemelyanovo-airport/1ef266df-e8ea-6250-ba25-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)