# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Yantai (YNT)

> 13,213 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,213 km / 8,210 mi / 7,135 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 12:25 in Cape Town, it's 18:25 in Yantai)
- **Elevation difference**: 3 ft (YNT 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

### [Penglai Intl (YNT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ynt-yantai-penglai-intl/1ef266e0-2077-6326-8d60-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yantai, China
- ICAO: ZSYT
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 37.660000, 120.990000
- Elevation: 154 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 12:25 in Cape Town, it's 18:25 in Yantai.
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)
- [Penglai Intl (YNT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ynt-yantai-penglai-intl/1ef266e0-2077-6326-8d60-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)