# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Lusambo (LBO)

> 3,262 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,262 km / 2,027 mi / 1,761 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 10° (north)
- **Return heading**: 188° (south)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → DR Congo
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 01:04 in Cape Town, it's 01:04 in Lusambo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,256 ft (LBO 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

### [Lusambo Airport (LBO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lbo-lusambo-lusambo-airport/1ef266de-e5be-694c-bd8d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lusambo, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZVI
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -4.960000, 23.380000
- Elevation: 1,407 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lusambo Airport (LBO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lbo-lusambo-lusambo-airport/1ef266de-e5be-694c-bd8d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)