# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Lubbock (LBB)

> 14,593 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,593 km / 9,068 mi / 7,880 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 108° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 05:01 in Cape Town, it's 22:01 in Lubbock)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,131 ft (LBB 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

### [Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lbb-lubbock-lubbock-preston-smith-international-airport/1ef266df-26ec-6e1e-9fbf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lubbock, United States
- ICAO: KLBB
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 33.660000, -101.820000
- Elevation: 3,282 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 05:01 in Cape Town, it's 22:01 in Lubbock.
With a 7-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)
- [Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lbb-lubbock-lubbock-preston-smith-international-airport/1ef266df-26ec-6e1e-9fbf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)