# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Bengkalis-Sumatra Island (SEQ)

> 9,498 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,498 km / 5,902 mi / 5,128 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 85° (east)
- **Return heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 12:44 in Cape Town, it's 17:44 in Bengkalis-Sumatra Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 148 ft (SEQ 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

### [Sungai Pakning Bengkalis Airport (SEQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/seq-bengkalis-sumatra-island-sungai-pakning-bengkalis-airport/1ef266df-fcf3-6e5e-98bb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bengkalis-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIBS
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 1.370000, 102.140000
- Elevation: 3 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 12:44 in Cape Town, it's 17:44 in Bengkalis-Sumatra Island.
The 5-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)
- [Sungai Pakning Bengkalis Airport (SEQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/seq-bengkalis-sumatra-island-sungai-pakning-bengkalis-airport/1ef266df-fcf3-6e5e-98bb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)