# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Bagram (OAI)

> 9,300 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,300 km / 5,779 mi / 5,021 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 220° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Afghanistan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 03:55 in Cape Town, it's 06:25 in Bagram)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,744 ft (OAI 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

### [Bagram Air Base (OAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oai-bagram-bagram-air-base/1ef266df-78af-6dc8-a4ee-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bagram, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAIX
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 34.950000, 69.270000
- Elevation: 4,895 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 03:55 in Cape Town, it's 06:25 in Bagram.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Bagram Air Base (OAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oai-bagram-bagram-air-base/1ef266df-78af-6dc8-a4ee-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)