# Distance from Cholet/Le Pontreau (CET) to Chengdu (CTU)

> 8,578 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,578 km / 5,330 mi / 4,632 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 07:52 in Cholet/Le Pontreau, it's 13:52 in Chengdu)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,182 ft (CTU is higher than CET)

## Airports

### [Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cet-choletle-pontreau-cholet-le-pontreau-airport/1ef266df-4baa-688c-8dd7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cholet/Le Pontreau, France
- ICAO: LFOU
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.080000, -0.880000
- Elevation: 443 ft

### [Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctu-chengdu-chengdu-shuangliu-international-airport/1ef266e0-20d1-6f24-8403-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chengdu, China
- ICAO: ZUUU
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 30.580000, 103.950000
- Elevation: 1,625 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:52 in Cholet/Le Pontreau, it's 13:52 in Chengdu.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cet-choletle-pontreau-cholet-le-pontreau-airport/1ef266df-4baa-688c-8dd7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctu-chengdu-chengdu-shuangliu-international-airport/1ef266e0-20d1-6f24-8403-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)