# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Kamloops (YKA)

> 16,234 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,234 km / 10,087 mi / 8,766 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 20:59 in Cape Town, it's 11:59 in Kamloops)
- **Elevation difference**: 982 ft (YKA 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

### [Kamloops Airport (YKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yka-kamloops-kamloops-airport/1ef266de-b09b-6846-a7ff-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kamloops, Canada
- ICAO: CYKA
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
- Coordinates: 50.700000, -120.440000
- Elevation: 1,133 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 20:59 in Cape Town, it's 11:59 in Kamloops.
With a 9-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)
- [Kamloops Airport (YKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yka-kamloops-kamloops-airport/1ef266de-b09b-6846-a7ff-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)