# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Con Ong (VCS)

> 10,368 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,368 km / 6,443 mi / 5,598 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 82° (east)
- **Return heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 00:16 in Cape Town, it's 05:16 in Con Ong)
- **Elevation difference**: 131 ft (VCS 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

### [Co Ong Airport (VCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vcs-con-ong-co-ong-airport/1ef266df-f610-6bdc-be01-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Con Ong, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVCS
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 8.730000, 106.630000
- Elevation: 20 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 00:16 in Cape Town, it's 05:16 in Con Ong.
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)
- [Co Ong Airport (VCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vcs-con-ong-co-ong-airport/1ef266df-f610-6bdc-be01-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)