# Distance from Boghe (BGH) to Christchurch (CHC)

> 16,962 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,962 km / 10,539 mi / 9,159 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 191° (south)
- **Return heading**: 166° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritania) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 00:36 in Boghe, it's 12:36 in Christchurch)
- **Elevation difference**: 57 ft (CHC is higher than BGH)

## Airports

### [Abbaye Airport (BGH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bgh-boghe-abbaye-airport/1ef266de-e929-6bd6-bc8d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Boghe, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQNE
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 16.630000, -14.200000
- Elevation: 66 ft

### [Christchurch International Airport (CHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/chc-christchurch-christchurch-international-airport/1ef266df-7661-64f4-a788-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Christchurch, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZCH
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -43.490000, 172.530000
- Elevation: 123 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 00:36 in Boghe, it's 12:36 in Christchurch.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Abbaye Airport (BGH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bgh-boghe-abbaye-airport/1ef266de-e929-6bd6-bc8d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Christchurch International Airport (CHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/chc-christchurch-christchurch-international-airport/1ef266df-7661-64f4-a788-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)