# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Lake Geneva (XES)

> 13,768 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,768 km / 8,555 mi / 7,434 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 10:12 in Cape Town, it's 03:12 in Lake Geneva)
- **Elevation difference**: 684 ft (XES 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

### [Grand Geneva Resort Airport (XES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xes-lake-geneva-grand-geneva-resort-airport/1ef266df-1224-64e6-95b2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lake Geneva, United States
- ICAO: KC02
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 42.610000, -88.390000
- Elevation: 835 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 10:12 in Cape Town, it's 03:12 in Lake Geneva.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant 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)
- [Grand Geneva Resort Airport (XES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xes-lake-geneva-grand-geneva-resort-airport/1ef266df-1224-64e6-95b2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)