# Distance from Cajamarca (CJA) to Chengdu (CTU)

> 17,396 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,396 km / 10,810 mi / 9,393 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 355° (north)
- **Return heading**: 6° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → China
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 16:52 in Cajamarca, it's 05:52 in Chengdu)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,156 ft (CTU is lower than CJA)

## Airports

### [Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (CJA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cja-cajamarca-mayor-general-fap-armando-revoredo-iglesias-airport/1ef266df-c44d-6ce4-ad79-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cajamarca, Peru
- ICAO: SPJR
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -7.140000, -78.490000
- Elevation: 8,781 ft

### [Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctu-chengdu-chengdu-shuangliu-international-airport/1ef266e0-20d1-6f24-8403-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chengdu, China
- ICAO: ZUUU
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 30.580000, 103.950000
- Elevation: 1,625 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 16:52 in Cajamarca, it's 05:52 in Chengdu.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (CJA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cja-cajamarca-mayor-general-fap-armando-revoredo-iglesias-airport/1ef266df-c44d-6ce4-ad79-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctu-chengdu-chengdu-shuangliu-international-airport/1ef266e0-20d1-6f24-8403-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)