# Distance from Aitape (ATP) to Chengdu (CTU)

> 5,535 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,535 km / 3,439 mi / 2,988 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 126° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 22:54 in Aitape, it's 20:54 in Chengdu)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,615 ft (CTU is higher than ATP)

## Airports

### [Aitape Airport (ATP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atp-aitape-aitape-airport/1ef266de-9ad9-6d5a-935a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aitape, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYAI
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -3.140000, 142.350000
- Elevation: 10 ft

### [Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctu-chengdu-chengdu-shuangliu-international-airport/1ef266e0-20d1-6f24-8403-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chengdu, China
- ICAO: ZUUU
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 30.580000, 103.950000
- Elevation: 1,625 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 22:54 in Aitape, it's 20:54 in Chengdu.

## Related

- [Aitape Airport (ATP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atp-aitape-aitape-airport/1ef266de-9ad9-6d5a-935a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctu-chengdu-chengdu-shuangliu-international-airport/1ef266e0-20d1-6f24-8403-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)