# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Kugluktuk (YCO)

> 15,256 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,256 km / 9,480 mi / 8,238 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 08:26 in Cape Town, it's 00:26 in Kugluktuk)
- **Elevation difference**: 77 ft (YCO 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

### [Kugluktuk Airport (YCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yco-kugluktuk-kugluktuk-airport/1ef266de-af06-6e4a-9fa5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kugluktuk, Canada
- ICAO: CYCO
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 67.820000, -115.140000
- Elevation: 74 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 08:26 in Cape Town, it's 00:26 in Kugluktuk.
With a 8-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)
- [Kugluktuk Airport (YCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yco-kugluktuk-kugluktuk-airport/1ef266de-af06-6e4a-9fa5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)