# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Yanji (YNJ)

> 14,079 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,079 km / 8,748 mi / 7,602 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 03:51 in Cape Town, it's 09:51 in Yanji)
- **Elevation difference**: 473 ft (YNJ 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

### [Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ynj-yanji-yanji-chaoyangchuan-airport/1ef266e0-2177-6ea6-950a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yanji, China
- ICAO: ZYYJ
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 42.880000, 129.450000
- Elevation: 624 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 03:51 in Cape Town, it's 09:51 in Yanji.
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)
- [Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ynj-yanji-yanji-chaoyangchuan-airport/1ef266e0-2177-6ea6-950a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)