# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Queenstown (ZQN)

> 10,731 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,731 km / 6,668 mi / 5,794 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 159° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 205° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 10:39 in Cape Town, it's 20:39 in Queenstown)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,020 ft (ZQN 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

### [Queenstown International Airport (ZQN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zqn-queenstown-queenstown-international-airport/1ef266df-779d-61e2-b4cf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Queenstown, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZQN
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -45.020000, 168.740000
- Elevation: 1,171 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 10:39 in Cape Town, it's 20:39 in Queenstown.
With a 10-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)
- [Queenstown International Airport (ZQN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zqn-queenstown-queenstown-international-airport/1ef266df-779d-61e2-b4cf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)