# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Chalons/Vatry (XCR)

> 9,311 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,311 km / 5,785 mi / 5,027 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 350° (north)
- **Return heading**: 168° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 05:43 in Cape Town, it's 05:43 in Chalons/Vatry)
- **Elevation difference**: 436 ft (XCR 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

### [Chalons-Vatry Air Base (XCR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xcr-chalonsvatry-chalons-vatry-air-base/1ef266df-4b81-6b1c-bf24-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chalons/Vatry, France
- ICAO: LFOK
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 48.780000, 4.180000
- Elevation: 587 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)
- [Chalons-Vatry Air Base (XCR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xcr-chalonsvatry-chalons-vatry-air-base/1ef266df-4b81-6b1c-bf24-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)