Atlanta (ATL) to Cape Town (CPT)
Flight time
≈ 17h 04m
Bearing
114° SE
Atlanta (ATL) to Cape Town (CPT) is 8,134 miles (13,091 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ATL–CPT
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop ATL–CPT; the Airbus A350-900 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
27
May 2026
Seats
7,421
both directions
Passengers
6,719
both directions
Load factor
90.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ATL–CPT?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ATL–CPT in May 2026 (27 departures).
- DL
27 departures · 7,421 seats
Share of departures100.0%90.5%
Load
What plane flies ATL–CPT?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew 100% of ATL–CPT departures.
- Airbus A350-900
27 departures · 90.5% load
100.0%
How has ATL–CPT traffic changed?
Nonstop ATL–CPT departures rose from 26 in June 2025 to 27 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ATL–CPT traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
26 departures · 6,229 passengers
87.2%
Load
July 2025
26 departures · 6,413 passengers
89.7%
Load
August 2025
25 departures · 5,719 passengers
83.2%
Load
September 2025
23 departures · 5,435 passengers
86.1%
Load
October 2025
30 departures · 6,953 passengers
82.6%
Load
November 2025
43 departures · 9,349 passengers
79.1%
Load
December 2025
44 departures · 10,442 passengers
85.6%
Load
January 2026
42 departures · 10,030 passengers
86.2%
Load
February 2026
40 departures · 9,315 passengers
83.6%
Load
March 2026
42 departures · 10,535 passengers
91.3%
Load
April 2026
21 departures · 5,035 passengers
87.3%
Load
May 2026
27 departures · 6,719 passengers
90.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CPT → ATL
91.5% full
14 departures · 3,520 passengers
ATL → CPT
89.5% full
13 departures · 3,199 passengers
Nonstop ATL–CPT traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Atlanta
US
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Coordinates
33.64°N, 84.43°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Cape Town
ZA
Cape Town International Airport
Coordinates
33.97°S, 18.60°E
Hemisphere
S · E
Frequently asked
How far is Atlanta (ATL) from Cape Town (CPT)?
ATL to CPT is 8,134 miles (13,091 km / 7,068 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ATL to CPT?
A nonstop covers the 8,134-mile great-circle distance in roughly 17h 04m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ATL–CPT?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ATL–CPT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 8,134-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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