# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Cloppenburg (VAC)

> 9,714 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,714 km / 6,036 mi / 5,245 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 354° (north)
- **Return heading**: 171° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 17:29 in Cape Town, it's 17:29 in Cloppenburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 23 ft (VAC is lower 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

### [Varrelbusch Airport (VAC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vac-cloppenburg-varrelbusch-airport/1ef266de-c044-60d6-9fd5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cloppenburg, Germany
- ICAO: EDWU
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 52.910000, 8.040000
- Elevation: 128 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.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Varrelbusch Airport (VAC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vac-cloppenburg-varrelbusch-airport/1ef266de-c044-60d6-9fd5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)