# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Middlemount Airport (MMM)

> 11,790 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,790 km / 7,326 mi / 6,366 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 133° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 221° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 00:18 in Cape Town, it's 08:18 in Middlemount Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 396 ft (MMM 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

### [Middlemount Airport (MMM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mmm-middlemount-airport/1ef266e0-1375-62a4-9d8f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Middlemount Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMMU
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -22.800000, 148.710000
- Elevation: 547 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 00:18 in Cape Town, it's 08:18 in Middlemount Airport.
With a 8-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)
- [Middlemount Airport (MMM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mmm-middlemount-airport/1ef266e0-1375-62a4-9d8f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)