# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Qaanaaq (NAQ)

> 13,635 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,635 km / 8,472 mi / 7,362 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 100° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Greenland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 17:32 in Cape Town, it's 12:32 in Qaanaaq)
- **Elevation difference**: 100 ft (NAQ 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

### [Qaanaaq Airport (NAQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/naq-qaanaaq-qaanaaq-airport/1ef266de-9d33-6286-8775-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Qaanaaq, Greenland
- ICAO: BGQQ
- Timezone: America/Thule
- Coordinates: 77.490000, -69.390000
- Elevation: 51 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 17:32 in Cape Town, it's 12:32 in Qaanaaq.
The 5-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)
- [Qaanaaq Airport (NAQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/naq-qaanaaq-qaanaaq-airport/1ef266de-9d33-6286-8775-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)