# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Coningsby (QCY)

> 9,848 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,848 km / 6,120 mi / 5,318 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 349° (north)
- **Return heading**: 165° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United Kingdom
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 19:56 in Cape Town, it's 18:56 in Coningsby)
- **Elevation difference**: 126 ft (QCY 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

### [RAF Coningsby (QCY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qcy-coningsby-raf-coningsby/1ef266de-c656-641a-b8de-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Coningsby, United Kingdom
- ICAO: EGXC
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Coordinates: 53.090000, -0.170000
- Elevation: 25 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 19:56 in Cape Town, it's 18:56 in Coningsby.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [RAF Coningsby (QCY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qcy-coningsby-raf-coningsby/1ef266de-c656-641a-b8de-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)