# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Tullahoma (THA)

> 13,320 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,320 km / 8,276 mi / 7,192 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 295° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 113° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 14:42 in Cape Town, it's 07:42 in Tullahoma)
- **Elevation difference**: 933 ft (THA 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

### [Tullahoma Regional/Wm Northern Field (THA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tha-tullahoma-tullahoma-regionalwm-northern-field/1ef266df-3b81-6e60-9cd9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tullahoma, United States
- ICAO: KTHA
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 35.380000, -86.250000
- Elevation: 1,084 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 14:42 in Cape Town, it's 07:42 in Tullahoma.
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)
- [Tullahoma Regional/Wm Northern Field (THA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tha-tullahoma-tullahoma-regionalwm-northern-field/1ef266df-3b81-6e60-9cd9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)