# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Red Dog (RDB)

> 16,225 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,225 km / 10,082 mi / 8,761 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 1° (north)
- **Return heading**: 358° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 20:18 in Cape Town, it's 10:18 in Red Dog)
- **Elevation difference**: 818 ft (RDB 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

### [Red Dog Airport (RDB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rdb-red-dog-red-dog-airport/1ef266df-862c-6d34-b07b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Red Dog, United States
- ICAO: PADG
- Timezone: America/Nome
- Coordinates: 68.030000, -162.900000
- Elevation: 969 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 20:18 in Cape Town, it's 10:18 in Red Dog.
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)
- [Red Dog Airport (RDB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rdb-red-dog-red-dog-airport/1ef266df-862c-6d34-b07b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)