# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Reyes Acozac (NLU)

> 13,723 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,723 km / 8,527 mi / 7,410 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 273° (west)
- **Return heading**: 118° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 05:19 in Cape Town, it's 21:19 in Reyes Acozac)
- **Elevation difference**: 151 ft (NLU 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

### [Santa Lucia Air Force Base (NLU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nlu-reyes-acozac-santa-lucia-air-force-base/1ef266df-6232-6d84-af41-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Reyes Acozac, Mexico
- ICAO: MMSM
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 19.760000, -99.020000
- Elevation: 0 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 05:19 in Cape Town, it's 21:19 in Reyes Acozac.
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)
- [Santa Lucia Air Force Base (NLU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nlu-reyes-acozac-santa-lucia-air-force-base/1ef266df-6232-6d84-af41-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)