# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Dung Quat Bay (VCL)

> 10,966 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,966 km / 6,814 mi / 5,921 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 237° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 13:25 in Cape Town, it's 18:25 in Dung Quat Bay)
- **Elevation difference**: 141 ft (VCL 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

### [Chu Lai International Airport (VCL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vcl-dung-quat-bay-chu-lai-international-airport/1ef266df-f5fb-6444-9c23-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dung Quat Bay, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVCA
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 15.400000, 108.710000
- Elevation: 10 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 13:25 in Cape Town, it's 18:25 in Dung Quat Bay.
The 5-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)
- [Chu Lai International Airport (VCL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vcl-dung-quat-bay-chu-lai-international-airport/1ef266df-f5fb-6444-9c23-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)