# Distance from Christchurch (CHC) to Guayabal (LPJ)

> 12,955 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,955 km / 8,050 mi / 6,995 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 224° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Venezuela
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 17:34 in Christchurch, it's 01:34 in Guayabal)
- **Elevation difference**: 143 ft (LPJ 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

### [Armando Schwarck Airport (LPJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lpj-guayabal-armando-schwarck-airport/1ef266df-cef8-69fa-ae00-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guayabal, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVAS
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 6.580000, -66.820000
- Elevation: 266 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 17:34 in Christchurch, it's 01:34 in Guayabal.
With a 16-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)
- [Armando Schwarck Airport (LPJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lpj-guayabal-armando-schwarck-airport/1ef266df-cef8-69fa-ae00-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)