# Distance from Guangzhou (CAN) to Sparta (CMY)

> 12,135 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,135 km / 7,540 mi / 6,553 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 337° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 14:16 in Guangzhou, it's 01:16 in Sparta)
- **Elevation difference**: 789 ft (CMY is higher than CAN)

## Airports

### [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

### [Sparta/Fort Mc Coy Airport (CMY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmy-sparta-spartafort-mc-coy-airport/1ef266df-1468-6aa4-a063-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sparta, United States
- ICAO: KCMY
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 43.960000, -90.740000
- Elevation: 839 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 14:16 in Guangzhou, it's 01:16 in Sparta.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/can-guangzhou-guangzhou-baiyun-international-airport/1ef266e0-1e75-6adc-8880-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sparta/Fort Mc Coy Airport (CMY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmy-sparta-spartafort-mc-coy-airport/1ef266df-1468-6aa4-a063-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)