# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Yarmouth (YQI)

> 12,160 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,160 km / 7,556 mi / 6,566 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 119° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 23:56 in Cape Town, it's 18:56 in Yarmouth)
- **Elevation difference**: 10 ft (YQI is lower 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

### [Yarmouth Airport (YQI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yqi-yarmouth-yarmouth-airport/1ef266de-b1fa-6fb6-a6b4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yarmouth, Canada
- ICAO: CYQI
- Timezone: America/Halifax
- Coordinates: 43.830000, -66.090000
- Elevation: 141 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 23:56 in Cape Town, it's 18:56 in Yarmouth.
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)
- [Yarmouth Airport (YQI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yqi-yarmouth-yarmouth-airport/1ef266de-b1fa-6fb6-a6b4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)