# Distance from Arutua Airport (AXR) to Chengdu (CTU)

> 12,700 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,700 km / 7,891 mi / 6,857 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 94° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +18h (When it's 14:46 in Arutua Airport, it's 08:46 in Chengdu)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,616 ft (CTU is higher than AXR)

## Airports

### [Arutua Airport (AXR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/axr-arutua-airport/1ef266df-737a-6718-8618-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arutua Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGU
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.250000, -146.620000
- Elevation: 9 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 14:46 in Arutua Airport, it's 08:46 in Chengdu.
With a 18-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Arutua Airport (AXR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/axr-arutua-airport/1ef266df-737a-6718-8618-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)