# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Sovetskiy (OVS)

> 11,347 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,347 km / 7,051 mi / 6,127 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 20° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 01:22 in Cape Town, it's 04:22 in Sovetskiy)
- **Elevation difference**: 200 ft (OVS 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

### [Sovetskiy Airport (OVS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ovs-sovetskiy-sovetskiy-airport/1ef266df-ea2f-6d04-beb9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sovetskiy, Russia
- ICAO: USHS
- Timezone: Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Coordinates: 61.330000, 63.600000
- Elevation: 351 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 01:22 in Cape Town, it's 04:22 in Sovetskiy.
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)
- [Sovetskiy Airport (OVS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ovs-sovetskiy-sovetskiy-airport/1ef266df-ea2f-6d04-beb9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)