# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Nizhnevartovsk (NJC)

> 11,777 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,777 km / 7,318 mi / 6,359 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 25° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 227° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 05:28 in Cape Town, it's 08:28 in Nizhnevartovsk)
- **Elevation difference**: 26 ft (NJC 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

### [Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/njc-nizhnevartovsk-nizhnevartovsk-airport/1ef266df-ea4b-6662-8bf8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nizhnevartovsk, Russia
- ICAO: USNN
- Timezone: Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Coordinates: 60.950000, 76.480000
- Elevation: 177 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 05:28 in Cape Town, it's 08:28 in Nizhnevartovsk.
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)
- [Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/njc-nizhnevartovsk-nizhnevartovsk-airport/1ef266df-ea4b-6662-8bf8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)