# Distance from Cocoa Beach (COF) to Chengdu (CTU)

> 13,461 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,461 km / 8,364 mi / 7,268 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 355° (north)
- **Return heading**: 5° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → China
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 23:27 in Cocoa Beach, it's 11:27 in Chengdu)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,617 ft (CTU is higher than COF)

## Airports

### [Patrick Space Force Base Airport (COF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cof-cocoa-beach-patrick-space-force-base-airport/1ef266df-14a3-60a0-983e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cocoa Beach, United States
- ICAO: KCOF
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 28.200000, -80.600000
- Elevation: 8 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 23:27 in Cocoa Beach, it's 11:27 in Chengdu.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Patrick Space Force Base Airport (COF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cof-cocoa-beach-patrick-space-force-base-airport/1ef266df-14a3-60a0-983e-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)