Where is CPT airport?

CPT is a large airport in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, at -33.9740, 18.6043, 46 m above sea level.

What time zone is CPT in?

CPT is in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+2.

How many passengers use CPT?

10,693,063 passengers in 2017, according to Wikidata.

Cape Town International Airport opened in 1954.

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Large airport in Cape Town, South Africa.

IATA code: CPT
ICAO code: FACT
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 10,693,063; 2017 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 10; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+2; Africa/Johannesburg
Elevation: 46 m; 151 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 3,201 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with C

About CPT

Cape Town International Airport is a large airport serving Cape Town, South Africa. It opened in 1954 and is run by Airports Company South Africa. 10,693,063 passengers used it in 2017. Open traffic data shows 10 nonstop routes from CPT.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from CPT

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
CPT → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9,653 km	247,154
CPT → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	9,357 km	222,419
CPT → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	8,396 km	201,012
CPT → ATL	Atlanta, United States	13,084 km	91,811
CPT → EWR	New York, United States	12,581 km	76,779
CPT → IAD	Washington, United States	12,754 km	67,574
CPT → GRU	Sao Paulo, Brazil	6,362 km	51,520
CPT → SJU	San Juan, Puerto Rico	10,659 km	499
CPT → MIA	Miami, United States	12,340 km	269
CPT → SAV	Savannah, United States	12,739 km	262

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, ANAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Brazil. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at CPT on flights to and from the US

UA United Air Lines · 647 flights
DL Delta Air Lines · 393 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
GRJ	George Airport	George, South Africa	348 km

Distance from CPT to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
CPT → LHR	London, United Kingdom	9,647 km	—
CPT → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	7,621 km	—
CPT → CDG	Paris, France	9,328 km	—
CPT → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	9,357 km	222,419
CPT → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	8,396 km	201,012
CPT → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9,653 km	247,154
CPT → JFK	New York, United States	12,548 km	—
CPT → ATL	Atlanta, United States	13,084 km	91,811
CPT → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	16,083 km	—
CPT → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	9,671 km	—
CPT → HND	Tokyo, Japan	14,720 km	—
CPT → DOH	Doha, Qatar	7,428 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
01/19	3,201 m	61 m	Asphalt	Yes
16/34	1,701 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · -33.9740, 18.6043

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Cape Town International Airport has the IATA code CPT and the ICAO code FACT. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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