CPT Airport Code, Cape Town International Airport
CPT is the IATA airport code for Cape Town International Airport, the main international gateway for Cape Town, South Africa. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, FACT.
What airport is CPT?
CPT is the IATA airport code for Cape Town International Airport, in Cape Town, South Africa. The same airport has the ICAO code FACT.
It carries scheduled service and ranks number 349 by connections in the dataset. Its ICAO code FACT begins with F, the prefix ICAO assigns to southern Africa.
| IATA airport code | CPT |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | FACT |
| Airport | Cape Town International Airport |
| City | Cape Town |
| Country | South Africa |
| Main airlines | JE, SA, MN |
| Runways | 2 |
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Where is CPT airport located?
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is in Cape Town, South Africa, at coordinates -33.97403, 18.60433.
It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, at 33.97° S, 18.60° E. It is close to sea level at 151 ft (46 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at CPT
It has 2 runways. The longest is 10,502 ft (3.20 km), designated 01/19.
Which airlines fly to CPT?
The open route dataset lists JE (Mango), SA (South African Airways), MN (Comair), BA (British Airways), EK (Emirates), KL (KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Cape Town International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the CPT code comes from
CPT is CaPe Town, taking C, P and T. The airport is South Africa's second gateway and the code's letters match the abbreviation the city uses for itself. Like JNB the airport once carried an apartheid-era name, D.F. Malan, that the stable code simply outlasted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Cape Town International Airport?
The IATA code for Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town is CPT. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Cape Town?
The 3-letter IATA code for Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town is CPT.
What is the ICAO code for Cape Town International Airport?
The ICAO code for Cape Town International Airport is FACT. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code CPT.
What is the difference between CPT and FACT?
CPT is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. FACT is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Cape Town International Airport.
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Nearby and related airports
Other airports in South Africa and the wider region:
Popular routes from CPT
Distance and typical flight time from Cape Town International Airport to other airports it connects with:
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