# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to The Dalles (DLS)

> 10,398 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,398 km / 6,461 mi / 5,615 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 23:06 in Chengdu, it's 08:06 in The Dalles)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,379 ft (DLS 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

### [Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles Municipal Airport (DLS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dls-the-dalles-columbia-gorge-regionalthe-dalles-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1764-66d6-bdea-06bb2780ed98)

- City: The Dalles, United States
- ICAO: KDLS
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 45.620000, -121.170000
- Elevation: 247 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 23:06 in Chengdu, it's 08:06 in The Dalles.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctu-chengdu-chengdu-shuangliu-international-airport/1ef266e0-20d1-6f24-8403-06bb2780ed98)
- [Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles Municipal Airport (DLS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dls-the-dalles-columbia-gorge-regionalthe-dalles-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1764-66d6-bdea-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)