# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Cherskiy (CYX)

> 5,563 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,563 km / 3,457 mi / 3,004 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 23° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 23:18 in Chengdu, it's 02:18 in Cherskiy)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,605 ft (CYX is lower than CTU)

## Airports

### [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

### [Cherskiy Airport (CYX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cyx-cherskiy-cherskiy-airport/1ef266df-e522-65d2-bba7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cherskiy, Russia
- ICAO: UESS
- Timezone: Asia/Srednekolymsk
- Coordinates: 68.740000, 161.340000
- Elevation: 20 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:18 in Chengdu, it's 02:18 in Cherskiy.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctu-chengdu-chengdu-shuangliu-international-airport/1ef266e0-20d1-6f24-8403-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cherskiy Airport (CYX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cyx-cherskiy-cherskiy-airport/1ef266df-e522-65d2-bba7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)