# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Rostov-on-Don (ROV)

> 9,305 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,305 km / 5,782 mi / 5,024 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 14° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 198° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 03:45 in Cape Town, it's 04:45 in Rostov-on-Don)
- **Elevation difference**: 131 ft (ROV 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

### [Platov International Airport (ROV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rov-rostov-on-don-platov-international-airport/1ef266df-e9ad-67fa-a504-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- ICAO: URRP
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 47.500000, 39.930000
- Elevation: 282 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 03:45 in Cape Town, it's 04:45 in Rostov-on-Don.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Platov International Airport (ROV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rov-rostov-on-don-platov-international-airport/1ef266df-e9ad-67fa-a504-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)