# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Rahim Yar Khan (RYK)

> 8,809 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,809 km / 5,474 mi / 4,757 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 221° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Pakistan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 08:21 in Cape Town, it's 11:21 in Rahim Yar Khan)
- **Elevation difference**: 120 ft (RYK 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

### [Shaikh Zaid Airport (RYK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ryk-rahim-yar-khan-shaikh-zaid-airport/1ef266df-8269-6e04-981d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPRK
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 28.380000, 70.280000
- Elevation: 271 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:21 in Cape Town, it's 11:21 in Rahim Yar Khan.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Shaikh Zaid Airport (RYK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ryk-rahim-yar-khan-shaikh-zaid-airport/1ef266df-8269-6e04-981d-06bb2780ed98)
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