# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (PKC)

> 16,213 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,213 km / 10,074 mi / 8,754 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 21:09 in Cape Town, it's 07:09 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky)
- **Elevation difference**: 20 ft (PKC 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

### [Yelizovo Airport (PKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pkc-petropavlovsk-kamchatsky-yelizovo-airport/1ef266df-e609-67a2-80fd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
- ICAO: UHPP
- Timezone: Asia/Anadyr
- Coordinates: 53.170000, 158.450000
- Elevation: 131 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 21:09 in Cape Town, it's 07:09 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
With a 10-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)
- [Yelizovo Airport (PKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pkc-petropavlovsk-kamchatsky-yelizovo-airport/1ef266df-e609-67a2-80fd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)