# Distance from Carolina (CLN) to Chengdu (CTU)

> 16,073 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,073 km / 9,987 mi / 8,679 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → China
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 04:16 in Carolina, it's 15:16 in Chengdu)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,060 ft (CTU is higher than CLN)

## Airports

### [Brig. Lysias Augusto Rodrigues Airport (CLN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cln-carolina-brig-lysias-augusto-rodrigues-airport/1ef266df-9425-6d5a-b0fe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Carolina, Brazil
- ICAO: SBCI
- Timezone: America/Araguaina
- Coordinates: -7.320000, -47.460000
- Elevation: 565 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 04:16 in Carolina, it's 15:16 in Chengdu.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Brig. Lysias Augusto Rodrigues Airport (CLN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cln-carolina-brig-lysias-augusto-rodrigues-airport/1ef266df-9425-6d5a-b0fe-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)