# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Yibin (YBP)

> 11,406 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,406 km / 7,088 mi / 6,159 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 238° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 04:27 in Cape Town, it's 10:27 in Yibin)
- **Elevation difference**: 773 ft (YBP 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

### [Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ybp-yibin-yibin-caiba-airport/1ef266e0-20de-6e68-bf68-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yibin, China
- ICAO: ZUYB
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 28.800000, 104.550000
- Elevation: 924 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 04:27 in Cape Town, it's 10:27 in Yibin.
With a 6-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)
- [Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ybp-yibin-yibin-caiba-airport/1ef266e0-20de-6e68-bf68-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)