# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Lawrenceville (LZU)

> 13,066 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,066 km / 8,119 mi / 7,055 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 14:12 in Cape Town, it's 08:12 in Lawrenceville)
- **Elevation difference**: 911 ft (LZU 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

### [Gwinnett County/Briscoe Field (LZU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lzu-lawrenceville-gwinnett-countybriscoe-field/1ef266df-28cc-6536-9466-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lawrenceville, United States
- ICAO: KLZU
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 33.980000, -83.960000
- Elevation: 1,062 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 14:12 in Cape Town, it's 08:12 in Lawrenceville.
With a 6-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)
- [Gwinnett County/Briscoe Field (LZU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lzu-lawrenceville-gwinnett-countybriscoe-field/1ef266df-28cc-6536-9466-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)