# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Krasnovodsk (KRW)

> 8,957 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,957 km / 5,565 mi / 4,836 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 208° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Turkmenistan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 10:07 in Cape Town, it's 13:07 in Krasnovodsk)
- **Elevation difference**: 128 ft (KRW 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

### [Turkmenbashi Airport (KRW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/krw-krasnovodsk-turkmenbashi-airport/1ef266df-eb17-665e-aad4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Krasnovodsk, Turkmenistan
- ICAO: UTAK
- Timezone: Asia/Ashgabat
- Coordinates: 40.060000, 53.010000
- Elevation: 279 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 10:07 in Cape Town, it's 13:07 in Krasnovodsk.
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)
- [Turkmenbashi Airport (KRW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/krw-krasnovodsk-turkmenbashi-airport/1ef266df-eb17-665e-aad4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)