# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Leeds (LBA)

> 9,959 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,959 km / 6,188 mi / 5,377 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 163° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United Kingdom
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 10:30 in Cape Town, it's 09:30 in Leeds)
- **Elevation difference**: 530 ft (LBA 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

### [Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lba-leeds-leeds-bradford-airport/1ef266de-c4b6-6dbc-a6cf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Leeds, United Kingdom
- ICAO: EGNM
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Coordinates: 53.870000, -1.660000
- Elevation: 681 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 10:30 in Cape Town, it's 09:30 in Leeds.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lba-leeds-leeds-bradford-airport/1ef266de-c4b6-6dbc-a6cf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)