# Distance from Wausau (AUW) to Chengdu (CTU)

> 11,507 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,507 km / 7,150 mi / 6,213 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 10° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → China
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 20:28 in Wausau, it's 09:28 in Chengdu)
- **Elevation difference**: 424 ft (CTU is higher than AUW)

## Airports

### [Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auw-wausau-wausau-downtown-airport/1ef266df-0f3a-6712-b04a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wausau, United States
- ICAO: KAUW
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 44.930000, -89.630000
- Elevation: 1,201 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:28 in Wausau, it's 09:28 in Chengdu.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auw-wausau-wausau-downtown-airport/1ef266df-0f3a-6712-b04a-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)