AirportsCape Town International Airport is a large airport serving Cape Town, in Western Cape, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CPT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CPT
- ICAO code
- FACT
- City
- Cape Town
- State or region
- Western Cape
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 33.9740° S, 18.6043° E
- Elevation
- 46 m (151 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,201 m (10,502 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CPT means Cape Town International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FACT. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 33.9740° S, 18.6043° E. It stands 46 metres (151 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Johannesburg, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cape Town International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,201 metres (10,502 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 22 airports of South Africa on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,201 m 10,502 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16/34 | 1,701 m 5,581 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| George AirportGeorge | GRJ | 348 km |
| Oranjemund AirportOranjemund, Namibia | OMD | 633 km |
| Chief Dawid Stuurman International AirportGqeberha (Port Elizabeth) | PLZ | 647 km |
| Upington AirportUpington | UTN | 669 km |
| Sishen AirportSishen | SIS | 819 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,282 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,233 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,644 km | 9 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,682 km | 12 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,561 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,080 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,667 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,722 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,989 km | 13 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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