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CPT to HWN: distance & flight time
Cape Town (Cape Town International Airport) → Hwange National Park (Hwange National Park Airport)
1,180 mi
1,899 km · 1,025 nm
3h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,180 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 2m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CPT — Cape Town International Airport · Cape Town, South Africa
- HWN — Hwange National Park Airport · Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CPT
- SDB · Langebaanweg Airport73 mi away
- ROD · Robertson Airport75 mi away
- OVG · Overberg Airport103 mi away
Near HWN
- WKI · Hwange (Town) Airport38 mi away
- VFA · Victoria Falls International Airport86 mi away
- LVI · Livingstone Airport96 mi away
- BBK · Kasane Airport134 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CPT from HWN?
The flight distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Hwange National Park (HWN) is 1,180 miles (1,899 km, 1,025 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CPT to HWN?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 2m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CPT to HWN?
Nonstop service on CPT–HWN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 2m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CPT to HWN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CPT–HWN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CPT to HWN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CPT–HWN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.