# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Churchill Falls (ZUM)

> 12,538 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,538 km / 7,791 mi / 6,770 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 117° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 21:33 in Cape Town, it's 16:33 in Churchill Falls)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,291 ft (ZUM 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

### [Churchill Falls Airport (ZUM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zum-churchill-falls-churchill-falls-airport/1ef266de-b504-659a-a4fa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Churchill Falls, Canada
- ICAO: CZUM
- Timezone: America/Halifax
- Coordinates: 53.560000, -64.110000
- Elevation: 1,442 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 21:33 in Cape Town, it's 16:33 in Churchill Falls.
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)
- [Churchill Falls Airport (ZUM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zum-churchill-falls-churchill-falls-airport/1ef266de-b504-659a-a4fa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)