# Distance from Christchurch (CHC) to Bale/Mulhouse (MLH)

> 18,764 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,764 km / 11,659 mi / 10,132 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 13:29 in Christchurch, it's 03:29 in Bale/Mulhouse)
- **Elevation difference**: 762 ft (MLH 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

### [EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (MLH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlh-balemulhouse-euroairport-basel-mulhouse-freiburg-airport/1ef266df-57ed-6428-99e1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bale/Mulhouse, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZM
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.590000, 7.530000
- Elevation: 885 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 13:29 in Christchurch, it's 03:29 in Bale/Mulhouse.
With a 10-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)
- [EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (MLH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlh-balemulhouse-euroairport-basel-mulhouse-freiburg-airport/1ef266df-57ed-6428-99e1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)