# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Santa Rosa de Copan (SDH)

> 12,504 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,504 km / 7,770 mi / 6,752 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 273° (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 19:19 in Cape Town, it's 11:19 in Santa Rosa de Copan)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,667 ft (SDH 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

### [Santa Rosa Copan Airport (SDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdh-santa-rosa-de-copan-santa-rosa-copan-airport/1ef266df-5ed8-68d2-a16b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras
- ICAO: MHRS
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 14.810000, -88.750000
- Elevation: 2,818 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 19:19 in Cape Town, it's 11:19 in Santa Rosa de Copan.
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)
- [Santa Rosa Copan Airport (SDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdh-santa-rosa-de-copan-santa-rosa-copan-airport/1ef266df-5ed8-68d2-a16b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)