# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Pantnagar (PGH)

> 9,485 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,485 km / 5,894 mi / 5,121 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 227° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 20:46 in Cape Town, it's 00:16 in Pantnagar)
- **Elevation difference**: 618 ft (PGH 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

### [Pantnagar Airport (PGH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pgh-pantnagar-pantnagar-airport/1ef266df-f24e-617a-b191-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pantnagar, India
- ICAO: VIPT
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 29.030000, 79.470000
- Elevation: 769 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 20:46 in Cape Town, it's 00:16 in Pantnagar.
The 3.5-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)
- [Pantnagar Airport (PGH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pgh-pantnagar-pantnagar-airport/1ef266df-f24e-617a-b191-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)