# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Lenskiy Ulus (TLK)

> 13,351 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,351 km / 8,296 mi / 7,209 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 10:34 in Cape Town, it's 17:34 in Lenskiy Ulus)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,178 ft (TLK 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

### [Talakan Airport (TLK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlk-lenskiy-ulus-talakan-airport/1ef266df-e4bb-61f2-91b7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lenskiy Ulus, Russia
- ICAO: UECT
- Timezone: Asia/Yakutsk
- Coordinates: 59.880000, 111.050000
- Elevation: 1,329 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 10:34 in Cape Town, it's 17:34 in Lenskiy Ulus.
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)
- [Talakan Airport (TLK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlk-lenskiy-ulus-talakan-airport/1ef266df-e4bb-61f2-91b7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)