Cape Town International Airport FACT / CPT
Cape Town's airport, 25 minutes from the V&A Waterfront and the CBD and 45 from the Winelands, with three FBOs on the general-aviation side and 24-hour CIQ. Summer season (December–February) brings heavy demand and strong south-easterly winds; helicopter transfers reach the Atlantic seaboard estates.
10,502 ft
Longest runway
25 min
Drive to Cape Town
3
FBOs / handlers
151 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 20 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody VIP.
- Website
- www.airports.co.za
Private terminals (FBOs)
- ExecuJet Cape Town
- Signature Flight Support Cape Town
- Swissport Executive Aviation
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (10,502 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
Above the screening threshold
- None exceed the screening threshold.
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Cape Town International Airport · Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons