# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Mobile (MOB)

> 13,283 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,283 km / 8,254 mi / 7,172 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **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 18:20 in Cape Town, it's 11:20 in Mobile)
- **Elevation difference**: 68 ft (MOB 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

### [Mobile Regional Airport (MOB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mob-mobile-mobile-regional-airport/1ef266df-2bd6-6628-89ef-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mobile, United States
- ICAO: KMOB
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 30.690000, -88.240000
- Elevation: 219 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 18:20 in Cape Town, it's 11:20 in Mobile.
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)
- [Mobile Regional Airport (MOB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mob-mobile-mobile-regional-airport/1ef266df-2bd6-6628-89ef-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)