# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Lago Agrio (LGQ)

> 10,517 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,517 km / 6,535 mi / 5,679 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 267° (west)
- **Return heading**: 124° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 21:58 in Cape Town, it's 14:58 in Lago Agrio)
- **Elevation difference**: 829 ft (LGQ 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

### [Nueva Loja Airport (LGQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgq-lago-agrio-nueva-loja-airport/1ef266df-a546-6422-9a61-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lago Agrio, Ecuador
- ICAO: SENL
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: 0.090000, -76.870000
- Elevation: 980 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 21:58 in Cape Town, it's 14:58 in Lago Agrio.
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)
- [Nueva Loja Airport (LGQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgq-lago-agrio-nueva-loja-airport/1ef266df-a546-6422-9a61-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)