# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Taloqan (TQN)

> 9,469 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,469 km / 5,884 mi / 5,113 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 220° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Afghanistan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 11:38 in Cape Town, it's 14:08 in Taloqan)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,455 ft (TQN 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

### [Talolqan Airport (TQN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tqn-taloqan-talolqan-airport/1ef266df-78ec-68ea-b77f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Taloqan, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OATQ
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 36.770000, 69.530000
- Elevation: 2,606 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 11:38 in Cape Town, it's 14:08 in Taloqan.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Talolqan Airport (TQN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tqn-taloqan-talolqan-airport/1ef266df-78ec-68ea-b77f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)