# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Mc Allen (MFE)

> 13,967 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,967 km / 8,678 mi / 7,541 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 280° (west)
- **Return heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 11:38 in Cape Town, it's 04:38 in Mc Allen)
- **Elevation difference**: 44 ft (MFE 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

### [Mc Allen International Airport (MFE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mfe-mc-allen-mc-allen-international-airport/1ef266df-2a97-61ea-a25b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mc Allen, United States
- ICAO: KMFE
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 26.200000, -98.200000
- Elevation: 107 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 11:38 in Cape Town, it's 04:38 in Mc Allen.
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)
- [Mc Allen International Airport (MFE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mfe-mc-allen-mc-allen-international-airport/1ef266df-2a97-61ea-a25b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)