# Distance from Christchurch (CHC) to Sterling/Rockfalls (SQI)

> 13,578 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,578 km / 8,437 mi / 7,332 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 238° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 12:55 in Christchurch, it's 19:55 in Sterling/Rockfalls)
- **Elevation difference**: 525 ft (SQI 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

### [Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Field (SQI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sqi-sterlingrockfalls-whiteside-countyjos-h-bittorf-field/1ef266df-396a-62d0-b1cf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sterling/Rockfalls, United States
- ICAO: KSQI
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 41.740000, -89.680000
- Elevation: 648 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 12:55 in Christchurch, it's 19:55 in Sterling/Rockfalls.
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)
- [Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Field (SQI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sqi-sterlingrockfalls-whiteside-countyjos-h-bittorf-field/1ef266df-396a-62d0-b1cf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)