# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Grants Pass (GTP)

> 16,593 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,593 km / 10,311 mi / 8,960 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 87° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 10:16 in Cape Town, it's 01:16 in Grants Pass)
- **Elevation difference**: 979 ft (GTP is higher than CPT)

## Airports

### [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

### [Grants Pass Airport (GTP)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gtp-grants-pass-grants-pass-airport/1ef266de-ff3f-6efc-8058-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Grants Pass, United States
- ICAO: K3S8
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 42.510000, -123.390000
- Elevation: 1,130 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 10:16 in Cape Town, it's 01:16 in Grants Pass.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Grants Pass Airport (GTP)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gtp-grants-pass-grants-pass-airport/1ef266de-ff3f-6efc-8058-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)