# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Port Hawkesbury (YPS)

> 11,939 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,939 km / 7,419 mi / 6,447 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 121° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 02:35 in Cape Town, it's 21:35 in Port Hawkesbury)
- **Elevation difference**: 226 ft (YPS 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 Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yps-port-hawkesbury-port-hawkesbury-airport/1ef266de-b196-6750-a71b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port Hawkesbury, Canada
- ICAO: CYPD
- Timezone: America/Halifax
- Coordinates: 45.660000, -61.370000
- Elevation: 377 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 02:35 in Cape Town, it's 21:35 in Port Hawkesbury.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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 Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yps-port-hawkesbury-port-hawkesbury-airport/1ef266de-b196-6750-a71b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)