# Distance from Blagoveschensk (BQS) to Cape Town (CPT)

> 14,115 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,115 km / 8,771 mi / 7,621 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 259° (west)
- **Return heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 18:55 in Blagoveschensk, it's 11:55 in Cape Town)
- **Elevation difference**: 487 ft (CPT is lower than BQS)

## Airports

### [Ignatyevo Airport (BQS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bqs-blagoveschensk-ignatyevo-airport/1ef266df-e559-683e-8927-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Blagoveschensk, Russia
- ICAO: UHBB
- Timezone: Asia/Yakutsk
- Coordinates: 50.430000, 127.410000
- Elevation: 638 ft

### [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://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

## 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 18:55 in Blagoveschensk, it's 11:55 in Cape Town.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ignatyevo Airport (BQS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bqs-blagoveschensk-ignatyevo-airport/1ef266df-e559-683e-8927-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)