Nonstop flight route between Bern, Switzerland and Cape Town, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(46°54'43"N by 7°29'57"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°58'9"S by 18°35'49"E)
Distance from BRN to CPT:
5,630.83 miles (9,061.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bern Airport (BRN), Bern, Switzerland and Cape Town International Airport (CPT), Cape Town, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,631 miles (or 9,062 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Bern Airport and Cape Town International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Bern Airport and Cape Town International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRN / LSZB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bern, Switzerland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°54'43"N by 7°29'57"E |
| Area Served: | Bern, Switzerland |
| Operator/Owner: | ALPAR Flug- und Flugplatz- gesellschaft AG |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1673 feet (510 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRN |
| More Information: | BRN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CPT / FACT |
| Airport Name: | Cape Town International Airport |
| Location: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'9"S by 18°35'49"E |
| Area Served: | Cape Town |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Company South Africa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 151 feet (46 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CPT |
| More Information: | CPT Maps & Info |
Facts about Bern Airport (BRN):
- In addition to being known as "Bern Airport", other names for BRN include "Regionalflugplatz Bern-Belp" and "LSZB / LSMB".
- The closest airport to Bern Airport (BRN) is Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) ENE of BRN.
- Bern Airport (BRN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Bern Airport (BRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bern Airport (meaning Bern Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,149 miles (19,552 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The existing terminal was expanded to better accommodate flights to the Non-Schengen area in 2011.
Facts about Cape Town International Airport (CPT):
- The only hotel located within the airport precinct is the budget Road Lodge, owned by the City Lodge hotel chain group.
- Because of Cape Town International Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Town International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Cape Town International Airport handled 8,505,563 passengers last year.
- Cape Town International Airport was opened in 1954, a year after Jan Smuts Airport on the Witwatersrand opened.
- There is no direct rail access to Cape Town International Airport.
- The terminal contains 10 air bridges, evenly split between domestic and international usage.
- The closest airport to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 217 miles (349 kilometers) E of CPT.
- Cape Town International Airport (CPT) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,616 miles (18,693 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- Cape Town International Airport is the primary airport serving the city of Cape Town, and is the second busiest airport in South Africa and third busiest in Africa.
- The MyCiTi bus rapid transit system provides a shuttle service connecting the airport with the Civic Centre bus station in the city centre.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.78 miles (64.02 km) ENE | Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland |     |
| 2 | 46.85 miles (75.40 km) N | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 3 | 46.85 miles (75.40 km) N | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH) | Mulhouse, France | |
| 4 | 48.55 miles (78.14 km) S | Sion Airport (SIR) | Sion, Switzerland | |
| 5 | 48.88 miles (78.67 km) WSW | Lausanne Airport (QLS) | Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| 6 | 51.76 miles (83.30 km) NW | Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) | Montbéliard, France | |
| 7 | 62.35 miles (100.35 km) NE | Zurich Airport (ZRH) | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 8 | 69.77 miles (112.29 km) WNW | Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome (QBQ) | Besançon / La Vèze, France | |
| 9 | 76.79 miles (123.58 km) SW | Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) | Annemasse, France | |
| 10 | 80.77 miles (129.99 km) SW | Geneva International Airport (GVA) | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 81.35 miles (130.91 km) S | Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) | Aosta, Italy | |
| 12 | 83.04 miles (133.63 km) N | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| 13 | 85.44 miles (137.50 km) SSW | Megève Aerodrome (MVV) | Megève, France | |
| 14 | 91.93 miles (147.95 km) SE | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland | |
| 15 | 97.72 miles (157.27 km) W | Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) | Dole, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,149.06 miles (19,551.98 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,719.19 miles (18,860.15 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,699.67 miles (18,828.75 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,695.66 miles (18,822.30 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,691.00 miles (18,814.80 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,689.81 miles (18,812.88 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,689.37 miles (18,812.17 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,688.22 miles (18,810.32 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,672.13 miles (18,784.43 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,667.34 miles (18,776.72 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,649.56 miles (18,748.11 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,648.76 miles (18,746.82 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,638.18 miles (18,729.79 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,631.39 miles (18,718.86 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,630.91 miles (18,718.08 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 216.76 miles (348.84 km) E | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 2 | 309.01 miles (497.30 km) NNW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 3 | 324.14 miles (521.66 km) N | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 4 | 324.14 miles (521.66 km) N | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 5 | 392.20 miles (631.19 km) NNW | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 6 | 401.75 miles (646.55 km) E | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 410.22 miles (660.19 km) N | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 8 | 415.63 miles (668.89 km) NNE | Upington Airport (UTN) | Upington, South Africa | |
| 9 | 476.49 miles (766.83 km) E | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 10 | 509.47 miles (819.90 km) NE | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 11 | 514.16 miles (827.46 km) N | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 12 | 532.99 miles (857.76 km) NNE | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 13 | 535.17 miles (861.26 km) E | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 14 | 541.34 miles (871.20 km) NNW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| 15 | 564.91 miles (909.13 km) NE | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,615.59 miles (18,693.43 km) N | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,605.52 miles (18,677.23 km) N | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,598.69 miles (18,666.23 km) N | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,595.51 miles (18,661.13 km) N | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,558.75 miles (18,601.95 km) NNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,550.18 miles (18,588.17 km) NNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,538.63 miles (18,569.58 km) NNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,537.32 miles (18,567.47 km) NNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,537.32 miles (18,567.47 km) NNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,514.81 miles (18,531.24 km) NNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,513.09 miles (18,528.48 km) NNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,492.88 miles (18,495.95 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,486.14 miles (18,485.10 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,484.00 miles (18,481.66 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,468.86 miles (18,457.29 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |