# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Port Alberni (YPB)

> 16,583 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,583 km / 10,304 mi / 8,954 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 05:55 in Cape Town, it's 20:55 in Port Alberni)
- **Elevation difference**: 99 ft (YPB 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

### [Port Alberni Airport (YPB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ypb-port-alberni-port-alberni-airport/1ef266de-a0ca-6e9e-9bd2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port Alberni, Canada
- ICAO: CBS8
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
- Coordinates: 49.320000, -124.930000
- Elevation: 250 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 05:55 in Cape Town, it's 20:55 in Port Alberni.
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)
- [Port Alberni Airport (YPB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ypb-port-alberni-port-alberni-airport/1ef266de-a0ca-6e9e-9bd2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)