# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Peureumeue-Sumatra Island (MEQ)

> 9,139 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,139 km / 5,679 mi / 4,935 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 05:55 in Cape Town, it's 10:55 in Peureumeue-Sumatra Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 141 ft (MEQ is lower 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

### [Seunagan Airport (MEQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/meq-peureumeue-sumatra-island-seunagan-airport/1ef266df-fde8-6f44-b35e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Peureumeue-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WITC
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 4.250000, 96.220000
- Elevation: 10 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 05:55 in Cape Town, it's 10:55 in Peureumeue-Sumatra Island.
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)
- [Seunagan Airport (MEQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/meq-peureumeue-sumatra-island-seunagan-airport/1ef266df-fde8-6f44-b35e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)