# Distance from Cholet/Le Pontreau (CET) to Seoul (ICN)

> 9,256 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,256 km / 5,751 mi / 4,998 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → South Korea
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 10:00 in Cholet/Le Pontreau, it's 17:00 in Seoul)
- **Elevation difference**: 420 ft (ICN is lower 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

### [Incheon International Airport (ICN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/icn-seoul-incheon-international-airport/1ef266df-8e0e-6aac-85a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Seoul, South Korea
- ICAO: RKSI
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 37.470000, 126.450000
- Elevation: 23 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 10:00 in Cholet/Le Pontreau, it's 17:00 in Seoul.
With a 7-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)
- [Incheon International Airport (ICN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/icn-seoul-incheon-international-airport/1ef266df-8e0e-6aac-85a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)