# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Fontanges (YFG)

> 13,004 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,004 km / 8,080 mi / 7,021 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 111° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 09:50 in Cape Town, it's 03:50 in Fontanges)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,399 ft (YFG 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

### [Fontanges Airport (YFG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yfg-fontanges-fontanges-airport/1ef266de-ae32-6c76-a109-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fontanges, Canada
- ICAO: CTU2
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 54.550000, -71.170000
- Elevation: 1,550 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 09:50 in Cape Town, it's 03:50 in Fontanges.
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)
- [Fontanges Airport (YFG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yfg-fontanges-fontanges-airport/1ef266de-ae32-6c76-a109-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)