# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Tumbes (TBP)

> 10,611 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,611 km / 6,594 mi / 5,730 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 262° (west)
- **Return heading**: 125° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 22:48 in Cape Town, it's 15:48 in Tumbes)
- **Elevation difference**: 36 ft (TBP 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

### [Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport (TBP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbp-tumbes-capitan-fap-pedro-canga-rodriguez-airport/1ef266df-c478-6f7a-89a9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tumbes, Peru
- ICAO: SPME
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -3.550000, -80.380000
- Elevation: 115 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 22:48 in Cape Town, it's 15:48 in Tumbes.
With a 7-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)
- [Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport (TBP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbp-tumbes-capitan-fap-pedro-canga-rodriguez-airport/1ef266df-c478-6f7a-89a9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)