# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Mbandaka (MDK)

> 3,779 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,779 km / 2,348 mi / 2,040 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 359° (north)
- **Return heading**: 180° (south)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → DR Congo
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 07:29 in Cape Town, it's 06:29 in Mbandaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 889 ft (MDK 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

### [Mbandaka Airport (MDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdk-mbandaka-mbandaka-airport/1ef266de-e316-6758-839e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mbandaka, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZEA
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: 0.020000, 18.290000
- Elevation: 1,040 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:29 in Cape Town, it's 06:29 in Mbandaka.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mbandaka Airport (MDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdk-mbandaka-mbandaka-airport/1ef266de-e316-6758-839e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)