# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Tarbela (TLB)

> 9,422 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,422 km / 5,854 mi / 5,087 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 222° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Pakistan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 02:33 in Cape Town, it's 05:33 in Tarbela)
- **Elevation difference**: 963 ft (TLB 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

### [Tarbela Dam Airport (TLB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlb-tarbela-tarbela-dam-airport/1ef266df-82a9-6356-ab39-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tarbela, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPTA
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 33.990000, 72.610000
- Elevation: 1,114 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 02:33 in Cape Town, it's 05:33 in Tarbela.
The 3-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)
- [Tarbela Dam Airport (TLB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlb-tarbela-tarbela-dam-airport/1ef266df-82a9-6356-ab39-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)