# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Tame (TME)

> 10,441 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,441 km / 6,488 mi / 5,638 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 124° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 00:59 in Cape Town, it's 17:59 in Tame)
- **Elevation difference**: 899 ft (TME 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

### [Gustavo Vargas Airport (TME)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tme-tame-gustavo-vargas-airport/1ef266df-b639-6806-8c3d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tame, Colombia
- ICAO: SKTM
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 6.450000, -71.760000
- Elevation: 1,050 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 00:59 in Cape Town, it's 17:59 in Tame.
With a 7-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)
- [Gustavo Vargas Airport (TME)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tme-tame-gustavo-vargas-airport/1ef266df-b639-6806-8c3d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)