Airport · South Africa
Cape Town International Airport
A large airport with scheduled flights, serving Cape Town.
- Codes
- CPT · FACT
- Serves
- Cape Town
- 18 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Elevation
- 46 m
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 3,201 m
- From DXB
- 7,640 km
- 9 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
Facts
CPT at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA CPTICAO FACT
- Size
- Large
- Serves
- Cape Town
- To the city centre
- 18 km in a straight line
- Measured from the centre point of our guide.
- Elevation
- 46 m (151 ft)
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 3,201 m
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- When to go
- Cape Town, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
CPT from the UAE
From DXBCPT
7,640 km
9 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
From AUHCPT
7,530 km
9 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of South Africa, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Country
- South Africa
- Currency
- South African Rand ZARToday's indicative rate: ZAR 10 ≈ USD 0.605Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C, D and N230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112ambulance, fire and policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +27 · On the left
Flights
Flights to or from CPT
Tell us the dates and who is flying, and a person comes back with the options. This page shows no fares or schedules.