# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Malé (MLE)

> 7,144 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,144 km / 4,439 mi / 3,857 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Maldives
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 13:41 in Cape Town, it's 16:41 in Malé)
- **Elevation difference**: 144 ft (MLE 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

### [Velana International Airport (MLE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mle-male-velana-international-airport/1ef266df-f457-6b7e-b7be-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Malé, Maldives
- ICAO: VRMM
- Timezone: Indian/Maldives
- Coordinates: 4.190000, 73.530000
- Elevation: 8 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 13:41 in Cape Town, it's 16:41 in Malé.
The 3-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)
- [Velana International Airport (MLE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mle-male-velana-international-airport/1ef266df-f457-6b7e-b7be-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)