# Distance from Bakersfield (BFL) to Chengdu (CTU)

> 11,408 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,408 km / 7,089 mi / 6,160 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → China
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 17:27 in Bakersfield, it's 08:27 in Chengdu)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,115 ft (CTU is higher than BFL)

## Airports

### [Meadows Field (BFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bfl-bakersfield-meadows-field/1ef266df-1052-68d4-9731-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bakersfield, United States
- ICAO: KBFL
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 35.430000, -119.060000
- Elevation: 510 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 17:27 in Bakersfield, it's 08:27 in Chengdu.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Meadows Field (BFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bfl-bakersfield-meadows-field/1ef266df-1052-68d4-9731-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)