# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Longreach (LRE)

> 11,432 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,432 km / 7,104 mi / 6,173 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 130° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 224° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 17:30 in Cape Town, it's 01:30 in Longreach)
- **Elevation difference**: 476 ft (LRE 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

### [Longreach Airport (LRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lre-longreach-longreach-airport/1ef266e0-115c-68fa-a290-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Longreach, Australia
- ICAO: YLRE
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -23.430000, 144.280000
- Elevation: 627 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 17:30 in Cape Town, it's 01:30 in Longreach.
With a 8-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)
- [Longreach Airport (LRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lre-longreach-longreach-airport/1ef266e0-115c-68fa-a290-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)