# Distance from Christchurch (CHC) to Tripoli (KYE)

> 16,178 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,178 km / 10,053 mi / 8,736 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 118° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Lebanon
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 10:18 in Christchurch, it's 01:18 in Tripoli)
- **Elevation difference**: 48 ft (KYE is lower 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

### [Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kye-tripoli-rene-mouawad-air-base/1ef266df-806b-67c4-9896-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tripoli, Lebanon
- ICAO: OLKA
- Timezone: Asia/Beirut
- Coordinates: 34.590000, 36.010000
- Elevation: 75 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 10:18 in Christchurch, it's 01:18 in Tripoli.
With a 9-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)
- [Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kye-tripoli-rene-mouawad-air-base/1ef266df-806b-67c4-9896-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)