# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Yuma Proving Ground (Yuma) (LGF)

> 15,691 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,691 km / 9,750 mi / 8,472 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 16:49 in Cape Town, it's 07:49 in Yuma Proving Ground (Yuma))
- **Elevation difference**: 282 ft (LGF 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

### [Laguna Army Air Field (Yuma Proving Ground) Airport (LGF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgf-yuma-proving-ground-yuma-laguna-army-air-field-yuma-proving-ground-airport/1ef266df-275d-68bc-94d6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yuma Proving Ground (Yuma), United States
- ICAO: KLGF
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 32.900000, -114.400000
- Elevation: 433 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 16:49 in Cape Town, it's 07:49 in Yuma Proving Ground (Yuma).
With a 9-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)
- [Laguna Army Air Field (Yuma Proving Ground) Airport (LGF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgf-yuma-proving-ground-yuma-laguna-army-air-field-yuma-proving-ground-airport/1ef266df-275d-68bc-94d6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)