# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Rybinsk (RYB)

> 10,411 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,411 km / 6,469 mi / 5,621 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 11° (north)
- **Return heading**: 197° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 23:16 in Cape Town, it's 00:16 in Rybinsk)
- **Elevation difference**: 272 ft (RYB 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

### [Staroselye Airport (RYB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ryb-rybinsk-staroselye-airport/1ef266df-eba8-612c-8bdf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rybinsk, Russia
- ICAO: UUBK
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 58.100000, 38.930000
- Elevation: 423 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 23:16 in Cape Town, it's 00:16 in Rybinsk.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Staroselye Airport (RYB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ryb-rybinsk-staroselye-airport/1ef266df-eba8-612c-8bdf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)