# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Punta Arenas (PUQ)

> 7,027 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,027 km / 4,367 mi / 3,794 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 222° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 112° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 10:59 in Cape Town, it's 05:59 in Punta Arenas)
- **Elevation difference**: 12 ft (PUQ 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

### [Pdte. Carlos Ibanez del Campo Airport (PUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puq-punta-arenas-pdte-carlos-ibanez-del-campo-airport/1ef266df-985e-6610-8ab5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Punta Arenas, Chile
- ICAO: SCCI
- Timezone: America/Punta_Arenas
- Coordinates: -53.000000, -70.850000
- Elevation: 139 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 10:59 in Cape Town, it's 05:59 in Punta Arenas.
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)
- [Pdte. Carlos Ibanez del Campo Airport (PUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puq-punta-arenas-pdte-carlos-ibanez-del-campo-airport/1ef266df-985e-6610-8ab5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)