# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Stanley (PSY)

> 6,225 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,225 km / 3,868 mi / 3,361 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 227° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → FK
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 00:40 in Cape Town, it's 19:40 in Stanley)
- **Elevation difference**: 76 ft (PSY 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

### [Stanley Airport (PSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/psy-stanley-stanley-airport/1ef266df-a5ce-6084-b168-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Stanley, FK
- ICAO: SFAL
- Timezone: Atlantic/Stanley
- Coordinates: -51.690000, -57.780000
- Elevation: 75 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:40 in Cape Town, it's 19:40 in Stanley.
The 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)
- [Stanley Airport (PSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/psy-stanley-stanley-airport/1ef266df-a5ce-6084-b168-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)