# Distance from Christchurch (CHC) to Albrook (PAC)

> 12,135 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,135 km / 7,540 mi / 6,552 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 96° (east)
- **Return heading**: 227° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 23:19 in Christchurch, it's 06:19 in Albrook)
- **Elevation difference**: 92 ft (PAC 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

### [Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pac-albrook-marcos-a-gelabert-international-airport/1ef266df-64fa-6e68-95f0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Albrook, Panama
- ICAO: MPMG
- Timezone: America/Panama
- Coordinates: 8.970000, -79.560000
- Elevation: 31 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 23:19 in Christchurch, it's 06:19 in Albrook.
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)
- [Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pac-albrook-marcos-a-gelabert-international-airport/1ef266df-64fa-6e68-95f0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)