# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Roanoke (ROA)

> 12,890 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,890 km / 8,009 mi / 6,960 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 12:21 in Cape Town, it's 06:21 in Roanoke)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,024 ft (ROA 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

### [Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) Airport (ROA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/roa-roanoke-roanokeblacksburg-regional-woodrum-field-airport/1ef266df-358a-6cc8-a880-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Roanoke, United States
- ICAO: KROA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 37.330000, -79.980000
- Elevation: 1,175 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 12:21 in Cape Town, it's 06:21 in Roanoke.
With a 6-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)
- [Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) Airport (ROA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/roa-roanoke-roanokeblacksburg-regional-woodrum-field-airport/1ef266df-358a-6cc8-a880-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)