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Cape Town International Airport CPT · FACT

Cape Town, South Africa

You can fly nonstop from Cape Town International Airport to 32 destinations in 17 countries, on 22 airlines — reaching 5 continents without a connection.

Destinations

Countries

Airlines

Continents

🏆 #418 most-connected of 500 airports we track#19 in Africa

Nonstop network

32 destinations · hover a region, airline, or fact below to trace it on the map

Quick facts

↔ Longest

Atlanta · 8,134 mi

↔ Shortest

George · 216 mi

✈ Most frequent

Jo'anna · 49.6×/day

🌐 International

21 routes · 16 countries

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Amazing places you can reach from Cape Town

Curated destinations from our Explore guide — each one a nonstop flight (or a single hop) from CPT.

Still quietThe KaokoveldNamibia · Nonstop to WDH ClassicVictoria FallsZimbabwe · Nonstop to VFA ProtectedKatavi National ParkTanzania · Nonstop to DAR, one hop ClassicDubaiUnited Arab Emirates · Nonstop to DXB Still quietMahale MountainsTanzania · Nonstop to DAR, one hop ClassicLondonUnited Kingdom · Nonstop to LHR ClassicAmsterdamNetherlands · Nonstop to AMS ClassicIstanbulTürkiye · Nonstop to IST ClassicNew York CityUnited States · Nonstop to EWR ClassicMauritiusMauritius · Nonstop to MRU ClassicSerengetiTanzania · Nonstop to DAR, one hop ClassicCappadociaTürkiye · Nonstop to IST, one hop

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Where you can go, by region

Africa22

Europe4

North America3

Asia2

South America1

Top airlines from CPT

South African Airlink16

Safair9

CemAir4

South African Airways3

Kenya Airways2

United Airlines2

Singapore Airlines 1Rayani Air 1Emirates 1Ethiopian Airlines 1Qatar Airways 1KLM 1Turkish Airlines 1British Airways 1Air Botswana 1Proflight Zambia 1Air Mauritius 1Flysafair 1Lufthansa 1LATAM 1Delta Air Lines 1Air Tanzania 1

🌐 International nonstop from Cape Town

21 international nonstop routes across 16 countries: Gaborone (GBE), Windhoek (WDH), Walvis Bay (WVB), Maputo (MPM), Maun (MUB), Victoria Falls (VFA), Livingstone (LVI), Harare (HRE), Dar Es Salaam (DAR), Port Louis (MRU), Addis Ababa (ADD), São Paulo (GRU), Doha (DOH), Dubai (DXB), Istanbul (IST), Frankfurt-Am-Main (FRA), London (LHR), Amsterdam (AMS), Newark (EWR), Washington (IAD), Atlanta (ATL).

Arriving passengers at CPT, by month

112,450 passengers arrived at Cape Town International Airport on scheduled flights over these 12 months — filling 87% of inbound seats overall.

83%

Jan 25

84%

Feb 25

10k

89%

Mar 25

79%

Apr 25

10k

89%

May 25

88%

Jun 25

92%

Jul 25

85%

Aug 25

92%

Sep 25

10k

89%

Oct 25

11k

83%

Nov 25

13k

91%

Dec 25

Arriving passengers and share of inbound seats filled, per month. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, scheduled service (US-touching flights; ~6-month reporting lag).

Short-haul <1,500 mi

19 routes

Medium 1,500–3,500

3 routes

Long-haul >3,500 mi

10 routes

Domestic

11 routes

All nonstop destinations from Cape Town International Airport

Destination	Country	Distance	Flights/day	Airlines
Jo'anna JNB	South Africa	790 mi	49.6×	CemAir, Safair, Singapore Airlines, South African Airlink, South African Airways
Durban DUR	South Africa	794 mi	13.6×	CemAir, Rayani Air, Safair
Port Elizabeth PLZ	South Africa	402 mi	4.7×	Safair, South African Airlink
George GRJ	South Africa	216 mi	3.7×	Safair, South African Airlink
Hoedspruit HDS	South Africa	1,000 mi	3.7×	CemAir, Safair, South African Airlink
Dubai DXBintl	United Arab Emirates	4,749 mi	3.4×	Emirates
Windhoek WDHintl	Namibia	796 mi	3.3×	Safair, South African Airlink
Mpumalanga MQP	South Africa	955 mi	3.1×	Safair, South African Airlink
Addis Ababa ADDintl	Ethiopia	3,249 mi	2.3×	Ethiopian Airlines
East London ELS	South Africa	535 mi	2.3×	CemAir, Safair
Bloemfontain BFN	South Africa	564 mi	2.1×	Safair, South African Airlink
Kimberley KIM	South Africa	509 mi	1.9×	South African Airlink
Doha DOHintl	Qatar	4,631 mi	1.7×	Qatar Airways
Victoria Falls VFAintl	Zimbabwe	1,184 mi	1.3×	Kenya Airways, South African Airlink
Amsterdam AMSintl	Netherlands	6,019 mi	1.1×	KLM
Istanbul ISTintl	Turkey	5,238 mi	1.1×	Turkish Airlines
London LHRintl	United Kingdom	6,015 mi	1.1×	British Airways
Maun MUBintl	Botswana	1,011 mi	1.1×	South African Airlink
Skukuza SZK	South Africa	997 mi	1.1×	South African Airlink
Walvis Bay WVBintl	Namibia	796 mi	1.1×	South African Airlink
Gaborone GBEintl	Botswana	785 mi	1×	Air Botswana, South African Airlink
Livingstone LVIintl	Zambia	1,201 mi	1×	Kenya Airways, Proflight Zambia
Upington UTN	South Africa	415 mi	1×	South African Airlink
Port Louis MRUintl	Mauritius	2,558 mi	0.9×	Air Mauritius, Flysafair, South African Airways
Frankfurt-Am-Main FRAintl	Germany	5,836 mi	0.9×	Lufthansa
Harare HREintl	Zimbabwe	1,350 mi	0.7×	South African Airlink
Maputo MPMintl	Mozambique	1,003 mi	0.7×	South African Airlink
São Paulo GRUintl	Brazil	3,947 mi	0.7×	LATAM, South African Airways
Atlanta ATLintl	United States	8,134 mi	0.6×	Delta Air Lines
Washington IADintl	United States	7,931 mi	0.6×	United Airlines
Dar Es Salaam DARintl	Tanzania	2,287 mi	0.4×	Air Tanzania
Newark EWRintl	United States	7,824 mi	0.4×	United Airlines

Common questions

How many nonstop destinations does Cape Town International Airport have?

32 nonstop destinations in 17 countries, served by 22 airlines.

What is the longest nonstop flight from Cape Town?

Atlanta (ATL), about 8,134 miles — roughly 16h 04m in the air (estimated from distance).

Can you fly nonstop from Cape Town to Europe?

Yes — Amsterdam, Istanbul, London, Frankfurt-Am-Main.

Which airline flies the most nonstop routes from Cape Town?

South African Airlink, with 16 nonstop destinations from CPT.