# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Mtwara (MYW)

> 3,424 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,424 km / 2,128 mi / 1,849 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Tanzania
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 13:09 in Cape Town, it's 14:09 in Mtwara)
- **Elevation difference**: 220 ft (MYW 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

### [Mtwara Airport (MYW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/myw-mtwara-mtwara-airport/1ef266de-eef2-6ebe-b78e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mtwara, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTMT
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -10.340000, 40.180000
- Elevation: 371 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:09 in Cape Town, it's 14:09 in Mtwara.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mtwara Airport (MYW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/myw-mtwara-mtwara-airport/1ef266de-eef2-6ebe-b78e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)