# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Thakurgaon (TKR)

> 9,929 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,929 km / 6,170 mi / 5,361 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 231° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Bangladesh
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 11:27 in Cape Town, it's 15:27 in Thakurgaon)
- **Elevation difference**: 25 ft (TKR 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

### [Thakurgaon Airport (TKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkr-thakurgaon-thakurgaon-airport/1ef266df-f168-6684-8f1d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Thakurgaon, Bangladesh
- ICAO: VGSG
- Timezone: Asia/Dhaka
- Coordinates: 26.020000, 88.400000
- Elevation: 176 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 11:27 in Cape Town, it's 15:27 in Thakurgaon.
The 4-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)
- [Thakurgaon Airport (TKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkr-thakurgaon-thakurgaon-airport/1ef266df-f168-6684-8f1d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)