# Distance from Guangzhou (CAN) to Versailles (VRS)

> 12,619 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,619 km / 7,841 mi / 6,814 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 22° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 23:06 in Guangzhou, it's 10:06 in Versailles)
- **Elevation difference**: 977 ft (VRS 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

### [Roy Otten Memorial Airfield (VRS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vrs-versailles-roy-otten-memorial-airfield/1ef266de-ffab-6a76-b23f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Versailles, United States
- ICAO: K3VS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.430000, -92.880000
- Elevation: 1,027 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 23:06 in Guangzhou, it's 10:06 in Versailles.
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)
- [Roy Otten Memorial Airfield (VRS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vrs-versailles-roy-otten-memorial-airfield/1ef266de-ffab-6a76-b23f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)