# Distance from Christchurch (CHC) to Medellin (EOH)

> 12,240 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,240 km / 7,606 mi / 6,609 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 101° (east)
- **Return heading**: 226° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 15:39 in Christchurch, it's 22:39 in Medellin)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,826 ft (EOH 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

### [Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eoh-medellin-enrique-olaya-herrera-airport/1ef266df-b540-64cc-ba59-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Medellin, Colombia
- ICAO: SKMD
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 6.220000, -75.590000
- Elevation: 4,949 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 15:39 in Christchurch, it's 22:39 in Medellin.
With a 17-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)
- [Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eoh-medellin-enrique-olaya-herrera-airport/1ef266df-b540-64cc-ba59-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)