# Distance from Christchurch (CHC) to The Dalles (DLS)

> 11,868 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,868 km / 7,375 mi / 6,408 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 224° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -19h (When it's 10:40 in Christchurch, it's 15:40 in The Dalles)
- **Elevation difference**: 124 ft (DLS is higher than CHC)

## Airports

### [Christchurch International Airport (CHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/chc-christchurch-christchurch-international-airport/1ef266df-7661-64f4-a788-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Christchurch, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZCH
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -43.490000, 172.530000
- Elevation: 123 ft

### [Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles Municipal Airport (DLS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dls-the-dalles-columbia-gorge-regionalthe-dalles-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1764-66d6-bdea-06bb2780ed98)

- City: The Dalles, United States
- ICAO: KDLS
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 45.620000, -121.170000
- Elevation: 247 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 10:40 in Christchurch, it's 15:40 in The Dalles.
With a 19-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Christchurch International Airport (CHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/chc-christchurch-christchurch-international-airport/1ef266df-7661-64f4-a788-06bb2780ed98)
- [Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles Municipal Airport (DLS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dls-the-dalles-columbia-gorge-regionalthe-dalles-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1764-66d6-bdea-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)