Plane range from Cape Town International (CPT) – how far can you fly?

Cape Town, South Africa

IATA Code
CPT
Airport
Cape Town International
Elevation
151 ft
Longest runway
10,502 ft
Airliners at MTOW
49 of 55

Runways

DesignationLengthWidthSurface
01/19 10,502 ft 200 ft asphalt
16/34 5,581 ft 151 ft asphalt

Select an aircraft and see exactly how far it can reach from Cape Town. Adjust the passenger load to see how weight affects range. Click any airport on the map to measure the route.

Which airliners can take off from CPT

CPT's longest runway, 01/19, is 10,502 ft.

Of the 55 airliners in PlaneRange, 49 can take off at maximum takeoff weight and 6 can leave with an 80% load but less fuel.

The runway costs the Boeing 707-120B the most. It needs 11,360 ft at maximum weight here, so at 80% load it leaves with less fuel and flies 3,235 nm instead of 3,794 nm.

AircraftTakeoff from CPTRange at 80% loadFarthest pinned airport
Boeing 777-200LR
Emirates, 302 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,249 ft
9,163 nm
242 pax
SFO
San Francisco, 8,908 nm
Boeing 777-200ER
British Airways, 235 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,550 ft
8,718 nm
188 pax
LAX
Los Angeles, 8,682 nm
Airbus A350-1000
Qatar Airways, 327 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,153 ft
8,603 nm
262 pax
LAS
Las Vegas, 8,551 nm
Airbus A380-800
Lufthansa, 509 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 10,555 ft
8,513 nm
407 pax
PHX
Phoenix, 8,365 nm
Airbus A350-900
Lufthansa, 293 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,852 ft
8,490 nm
234 pax
PHX
Phoenix, 8,365 nm
Boeing 787-9
United Airlines, 257 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,550 ft
8,306 nm
206 pax
DEN
Denver, 8,107 nm
Boeing 777X-9
Emirates (Projected), 426 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,852 ft
8,272 nm
341 pax
DEN
Denver, 8,107 nm
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
Lufthansa, 364 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 10,656 ft
8,194 nm
291 pax
DEN
Denver, 8,107 nm
Boeing 777-300ER
Emirates, 354 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,053 ft
8,128 nm
283 pax
DEN
Denver, 8,107 nm
Boeing 787-8
United Airlines, 243 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,847 ft
7,991 nm
194 pax
NRT
Tokyo, 7,981 nm
Airbus A340-600
Lufthansa, 297 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 10,555 ft
7,970 nm
238 pax
HND
Tokyo, 7,949 nm
Airbus A330-900
Delta, 281 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,651 ft
7,464 nm
225 pax
MEX
Mexico City, 7,404 nm
Boeing 747-400
Lufthansa, 371 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 10,555 ft
7,300 nm
297 pax
DTW
Detroit, 7,215 nm
Airbus A330-200
Qantas, 271 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,947 ft
7,298 nm
217 pax
DTW
Detroit, 7,215 nm
Boeing 787-10
Singapore Airlines, 337 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,651 ft
7,117 nm
270 pax
YYZ
Toronto, 7,093 nm
Airbus A340-300
Lufthansa, 279 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,254 ft
7,050 nm
223 pax
PVG
Shanghai, 7,014 nm
Airbus A330-300
Delta, 282 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,550 ft
6,591 nm
226 pax
MNL
Manila, 6,497 nm
Boeing 767-300ER
United Airlines (High J), 167 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,545 ft
6,462 nm
134 pax
CAN
Guangzhou, 6,395 nm
Boeing 767-400ER
Delta, 238 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,550 ft
5,756 nm
190 pax
UIO
Quito, 5,746 nm
Airbus A321XLR
Iberia, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,942 ft
4,940 nm
146 pax
BTS
Bratislava, 4,932 nm
Douglas DC-8-63
Delta Air Lines, 189 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 11,259 ft
3,937 nm
151 pax
CAI
Cairo, 3,916 nm
Airbus A321neo LR
Condor, 233 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,540 ft
3,907 nm
186 pax
RUH
Riyadh, 3,884 nm
Boeing 757-200
Icelandair, 184 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,534 ft
3,838 nm
147 pax
EZE
Buenos Aires, 3,718 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 7
Southwest Airlines, 150 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,037 ft
3,819 nm
120 pax
EZE
Buenos Aires, 3,718 nm
Airbus A220-100
Swiss, 125 seats
At MTOW
Needs 4,976 ft
3,700 nm
100 pax
GRU
São Paulo, 3,429 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 8
United Airlines, 166 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,841 ft
3,593 nm
133 pax
GRU
São Paulo, 3,429 nm
Boeing 757-300
United Airlines, 234 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,841 ft
3,468 nm
187 pax
GRU
São Paulo, 3,429 nm
Airbus A320neo
Spirit Airlines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,534 ft
3,388 nm
146 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,824 nm
Airbus A220-300
JetBlue Airways, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,233 ft
3,383 nm
112 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,824 nm
Boeing 737-700
Southwest Airlines, 143 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,529 ft
3,327 nm
114 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,824 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 9
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,545 ft
3,266 nm
143 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,824 nm
Embraer E190-E2
Widerøe, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,327 ft
3,241 nm
88 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,824 nm
Boeing 707-120B
Pan American, 110 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 11,360 ft
3,235 nm
88 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,824 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 10
Delta Air Lines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,545 ft
3,216 nm
146 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,824 nm
Embraer E195-E2
KLM Cityhopper, 132 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,854 ft
3,157 nm
106 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,824 nm
Airbus A319-100
British Airways, 144 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,132 ft
3,060 nm
115 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,824 nm
Airbus A321neo
American Airlines, 196 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,238 ft
2,916 nm
157 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,824 nm
Boeing 737-800
Ryanair, 189 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,540 ft
2,899 nm
151 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,824 nm
Airbus A320-200
British Airways, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,936 ft
2,844 nm
144 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,824 nm
Boeing 737-900
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,243 ft
2,804 nm
143 pax
LOS
Lagos, 2,585 nm
Boeing 737-900ER
Delta, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,751 ft
2,727 nm
144 pax
LOS
Lagos, 2,585 nm
Boeing 727-200
United Airlines, 149 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,550 ft
2,621 nm
119 pax
LOS
Lagos, 2,585 nm
Embraer E175-E2
Embraer Demo, 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,706 ft
2,456 nm
64 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 2,214 nm
Airbus A321-200
American Airlines, 190 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,138 ft
2,437 nm
152 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 2,214 nm
Bombardier CRJ-700
American Eagle, 65 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,157 ft
2,344 nm
52 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 2,214 nm
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
American Airlines, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,042 ft
2,213 nm
112 pax
JNB
Johannesburg, 686 nm
Embraer E190
Breeze Airways, 108 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,036 ft
2,130 nm
86 pax
JNB
Johannesburg, 686 nm
Bombardier CRJ-900
Lufthansa CityLine, 90 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,864 ft
1,984 nm
72 pax
JNB
Johannesburg, 686 nm
Embraer E175
Alaska Airlines (Horizon), 76 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,686 ft
1,931 nm
61 pax
JNB
Johannesburg, 686 nm
Embraer E170
United Express, 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,217 ft
1,911 nm
56 pax
JNB
Johannesburg, 686 nm
Embraer E195
Breeze Airways, 118 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,570 ft
1,907 nm
94 pax
JNB
Johannesburg, 686 nm
Boeing 717-200
Delta Air Lines, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,510 ft
1,650 nm
88 pax
JNB
Johannesburg, 686 nm
Fokker 70
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,328 ft
1,628 nm
64 pax
JNB
Johannesburg, 686 nm
Fokker 100
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 100 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,328 ft
1,576 nm
80 pax
JNB
Johannesburg, 686 nm
ATR 72-600
Air France (HOP!), 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 3,921 ft
1,336 nm
56 pax
JNB
Johannesburg, 686 nm

Range is in still air at the map's default 80% load, with each aircraft in its default airline config and 210 lb per passenger with bags. "Needs" is the takeoff field length at maximum takeoff weight, corrected for CPT's elevation. Reserves cover a 45-minute hold and a diversion to the airport nearest the destination; for the range column that is George Airport, 188 nm from CPT. Pinned airports are the 115 shown as pins on the map.

Longest nonstops from CPT

The farthest pinned airports an airliner in PlaneRange can reach nonstop from CPT at 80% load, in still air, with enough runway to land.

CPT → SFO San Francisco, 8,908 nm (16,498 km)
Boeing 777-200LR
CPT → SEA Seattle, 8,878 nm (16,443 km)
Boeing 777-200LR
CPT → LAX Los Angeles, 8,682 nm (16,080 km)
Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-200ER
CPT → LAS Las Vegas, 8,551 nm (15,837 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER and Airbus A350-1000
CPT → PHX Phoenix, 8,365 nm (15,491 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 2 more

Nearest major airports

JNB Johannesburg 686 nm away · 14,495 ft runway NBO Nairobi 2,214 nm away · 13,507 ft runway LOS Lagos 2,585 nm away · 12,794 ft runway ADD Addis Ababa 2,824 nm away · 12,467 ft runway GRU São Paulo 3,429 nm away · 12,139 ft runway EZE Buenos Aires 3,718 nm away · 10,827 ft runway
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