# Distance from Bowling Green (BWG) to Guangzhou (CAN)

> 12,993 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,993 km / 8,074 mi / 7,016 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 340° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → China
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 10:50 in Bowling Green, it's 23:50 in Guangzhou)
- **Elevation difference**: 497 ft (CAN is lower than BWG)

## Airports

### [Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport (BWG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwg-bowling-green-bowling-green-warren-county-regional-airport/1ef266df-11d9-6c20-8b62-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bowling Green, United States
- ICAO: KBWG
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 36.960000, -86.420000
- Elevation: 547 ft

### [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/can-guangzhou-guangzhou-baiyun-international-airport/1ef266e0-1e75-6adc-8880-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guangzhou, China
- ICAO: ZGGG
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 23.390000, 113.300000
- Elevation: 50 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 10:50 in Bowling Green, it's 23:50 in Guangzhou.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport (BWG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwg-bowling-green-bowling-green-warren-county-regional-airport/1ef266df-11d9-6c20-8b62-06bb2780ed98)
- [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/can-guangzhou-guangzhou-baiyun-international-airport/1ef266e0-1e75-6adc-8880-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)