# Distance from Bale/Mulhouse (BSL) to Christchurch (CHC)

> 18,764 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,764 km / 11,659 mi / 10,132 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 09:19 in Bale/Mulhouse, it's 19:19 in Christchurch)
- **Elevation difference**: 762 ft (CHC is lower than BSL)

## Airports

### [EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (BSL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsl-balemulhouse-euroairport-basel-mulhouse-freiburg-airport/1ef266df-4cdc-61e2-80e7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bale/Mulhouse, France
- ICAO: LFSB
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.590000, 7.530000
- Elevation: 885 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 09:19 in Bale/Mulhouse, it's 19:19 in Christchurch.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (BSL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsl-balemulhouse-euroairport-basel-mulhouse-freiburg-airport/1ef266df-4cdc-61e2-80e7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Christchurch International Airport (CHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/chc-christchurch-christchurch-international-airport/1ef266df-7661-64f4-a788-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)