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London to Cape Town flight paths

Flights from London (LHR), United Kingdom to Cape Town (CPT), South Africa illustrated on a map. Based on 30 recorded flights, the distance can vary between 6048 and 6258 miles.

LHR-CPT
LHR-CPT
Recorded 2024-12-02 - 2025-01-05
BA43, BA59
6059 miles
Last 10 flight recordings
BA43
01/05/2025
B77W
6085 miles
BA59
01/05/2025
B772
6059 miles
BA43
01/04/2025
B77W
6048 miles
BA59
01/04/2025
B772
6062 miles
BA43
01/03/2025
B77W
6204 miles
BA59
01/03/2025
B772
6097 miles
BA43
12/05/2024
B77W
6194 miles
BA59
12/05/2024
B772
6258 miles
BA43
12/04/2024
B77W
6127 miles
BA59
12/04/2024
B772
6094 miles
BA43 01/05/2025
Calculated airspace usage
Algeria
5 min
Angola
16 min
Cameroon
6 min
Equatorial Guinea
8 min
France
57 min
Gabon
20 min
Nigeria
23 min
South Africa
9 min
Spain
10 min
United Kingdom
9 min
Namibia
48 min
Over water
178 min
LHR-CPT
Virgin Atlantic
Recorded 2024-12-02 - 2025-01-05
VS478
6059 miles
Last 10 flight recordings
VS478
01/05/2025
B789
6059 miles
VS478
01/04/2025
B789
6146 miles
VS478
01/03/2025
B789
6157 miles
VS478
01/02/2025
B789
6185 miles
VS478
01/01/2025
B789
6151 miles
VS478
12/31/2024
B789
6155 miles
VS478
12/05/2024
B789
6186 miles
VS478
12/04/2024
B789
6191 miles
VS478
12/03/2024
B789
6085 miles
VS478
12/02/2024
B789
6104 miles
VS478 01/05/2025
Calculated airspace usage
Algeria
13 min
Angola
39 min
France
53 min
South Africa
44 min
United Kingdom
9 min
Namibia
70 min
Over water
62 min
LHR-CPT
Great-circle distance
The shortest distance
6016 miles
Country airspace usage
Algeria
20 / 20 recorded flights
Over water
20 / 20 recorded flights
France
20 / 20 recorded flights
South Africa
20 / 20 recorded flights
United Kingdom
20 / 20 recorded flights
Spain
14 / 20 recorded flights
Namibia
12 / 20 recorded flights
Angola
10 / 20 recorded flights
Mali
10 / 20 recorded flights
Burkina Faso
9 / 20 recorded flights
Benin
8 / 20 recorded flights
Togo
2 / 20 recorded flights
Ghana
2 / 20 recorded flights
Cameroon
2 / 20 recorded flights
Nigeria
2 / 20 recorded flights
Gabon
2 / 20 recorded flights
Equatorial Guinea
2 / 20 recorded flights
British Airways
Recorded 2024-12-02 - 2025-01-05
BA43, BA59
6059 miles
Last 10 flight recordings
BA43
01/05/2025
B77W
6085 miles
BA59
01/05/2025
B772
6059 miles
BA43
01/04/2025
B77W
6048 miles
BA59
01/04/2025
B772
6062 miles
BA43
01/03/2025
B77W
6204 miles
BA59
01/03/2025
B772
6097 miles
BA43
12/05/2024
B77W
6194 miles
BA59
12/05/2024
B772
6258 miles
BA43
12/04/2024
B77W
6127 miles
BA59
12/04/2024
B772
6094 miles
Virgin Atlantic
Recorded 2024-12-02 - 2025-01-05
VS478
6059 miles
Last 10 flight recordings
VS478
01/05/2025
B789
6059 miles
VS478
01/04/2025
B789
6146 miles
VS478
01/03/2025
B789
6157 miles
VS478
01/02/2025
B789
6185 miles
VS478
01/01/2025
B789
6151 miles
VS478
12/31/2024
B789
6155 miles
VS478
12/05/2024
B789
6186 miles
VS478
12/04/2024
B789
6191 miles
VS478
12/03/2024
B789
6085 miles
VS478
12/02/2024
B789
6104 miles
Great-circle distance
The shortest distance
6016 miles
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