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Cape Town International Airport
At present, there are no direct flights from New York City to Cape Town.
However, there are several flights from JFK to CPT with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from JFK to CPT, and to see what flight schedules are available.
In total there are 11 airlines that cover the full route from New York City JFK to Cape Town CPT. These airlines are:
All other flights from New York City to Cape Town are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
In total there are 3 alliances that cover the full route from New York City JFK to Cape Town CPT. These alliances are:
You can fly from JFK to CPT in Economy, Premium Economy, Business or First Class on this 1 stop route.
In total there are 10 aircraft types that cover the full route from New York City to Cape Town. These aircrafts are:
All other flights from New York City to Cape Town are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between New York City and Cape Town is 7,813 miles (12,574 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between JFK and CPT, the distance of the full journey varies between 8,154 and 11,579 miles (or 13,123 and 18,635 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights from New York City to Cape Town take from 16 hours and 11 minutes up to 22 hours and 25 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Please note that these times refer to the actual flight times, excluding the stopover time in between connecting flights, as this depends on your stopover airport as well as your date(s) of travel.
There is 1 airport in Cape Town: Cape Town International Airport (CPT).
From 16 hours and 11 minutes up to 22 hours and 25 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between JFK and CPT, the total distance of the full journey varies between 8,154 and 11,579 miles (or 13,123 and 18,635 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Delta, KLM, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Air France, Lufthansa, Condor, Kenya Airways, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways and Emirates are flying the full route from New York City to Cape Town.
United Airlines, American Airlines, LATAM, South African Airways, JetBlue, Norse Atlantic Airways, Norse UK, Swiss, Edelweiss Air and Singapore Airlines operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
Oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance are flying from New York City to Cape Town.
You can fly the full route from New York City to Cape Town (with 1 stopover) in Economy, Premium Economy, Business Class and First Class.
Aircraft types that fly the full route from New York City to Cape Town (with 1 stopover):
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