# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Kyaukpyu (KYP)

> 9,896 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,896 km / 6,149 mi / 5,343 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 233° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Myanmar
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +4.5h (When it's 20:24 in Cape Town, it's 00:54 in Kyaukpyu)
- **Elevation difference**: 131 ft (KYP 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

### [Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kyp-kyaukpyu-kyaukpyu-airport/1ef266df-f6fb-670e-bfcf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kyaukpyu, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYKP
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 19.430000, 93.530000
- Elevation: 20 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 20:24 in Cape Town, it's 00:54 in Kyaukpyu.
The 4.5-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)
- [Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kyp-kyaukpyu-kyaukpyu-airport/1ef266df-f6fb-670e-bfcf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)