# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Maceio (MCZ)

> 6,154 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,154 km / 3,824 mi / 3,323 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 125° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 09:10 in Cape Town, it's 04:10 in Maceio)
- **Elevation difference**: 236 ft (MCZ 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

### [Zumbi dos Palmares Airport (MCZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mcz-maceio-zumbi-dos-palmares-airport/1ef266df-9525-6d36-b6bf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maceio, Brazil
- ICAO: SBMO
- Timezone: America/Maceio
- Coordinates: -9.510000, -35.790000
- Elevation: 387 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:10 in Cape Town, it's 04:10 in Maceio.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Zumbi dos Palmares Airport (MCZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mcz-maceio-zumbi-dos-palmares-airport/1ef266df-9525-6d36-b6bf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)