# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Lansing (LAN)

> 13,479 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,479 km / 8,375 mi / 7,278 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 303° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 02:15 in Cape Town, it's 20:15 in Lansing)
- **Elevation difference**: 710 ft (LAN 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

### [Capital Region International Airport (LAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lan-lansing-capital-region-international-airport/1ef266df-26d8-675c-919a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lansing, United States
- ICAO: KLAN
- Timezone: America/Detroit
- Coordinates: 42.780000, -84.590000
- Elevation: 861 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 02:15 in Cape Town, it's 20:15 in Lansing.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant 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)
- [Capital Region International Airport (LAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lan-lansing-capital-region-international-airport/1ef266df-26d8-675c-919a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)