# Distance from Cali (CLO) to Chengdu (CTU)

> 16,221 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,221 km / 10,079 mi / 8,759 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 359° (north)
- **Return heading**: 1° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → China
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 20:10 in Cali, it's 09:10 in Chengdu)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,537 ft (CTU is lower than CLO)

## Airports

### [Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/clo-cali-alfonso-bonilla-aragon-international-airport/1ef266df-b487-6e40-8669-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cali, Colombia
- ICAO: SKCL
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 3.540000, -76.380000
- Elevation: 3,162 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 20:10 in Cali, it's 09:10 in Chengdu.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/clo-cali-alfonso-bonilla-aragon-international-airport/1ef266df-b487-6e40-8669-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)