# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Roatan Island (RTB)

> 12,385 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,385 km / 7,696 mi / 6,687 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 121° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Honduras
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 17:14 in Cape Town, it's 09:14 in Roatan Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 133 ft (RTB 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

### [Juan Manuel Galvez International Airport (RTB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rtb-roatan-island-juan-manuel-galvez-international-airport/1ef266df-5ed0-61c8-bc85-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Roatan Island, Honduras
- ICAO: MHRO
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 16.320000, -86.520000
- Elevation: 18 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 17:14 in Cape Town, it's 09:14 in Roatan Island.
With a 8-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)
- [Juan Manuel Galvez International Airport (RTB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rtb-roatan-island-juan-manuel-galvez-international-airport/1ef266df-5ed0-61c8-bc85-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)