# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Tucson (DMA)

> 12,132 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,132 km / 7,539 mi / 6,551 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 11:19 in Chengdu, it's 20:19 in Tucson)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,079 ft (DMA is higher 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

### [Davis Monthan Afb Airport (DMA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dma-tucson-davis-monthan-afb-airport/1ef266df-176c-62c8-b0a5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tucson, United States
- ICAO: KDMA
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 32.170000, -110.880000
- Elevation: 2,704 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 11:19 in Chengdu, it's 20:19 in Tucson.
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)
- [Davis Monthan Afb Airport (DMA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dma-tucson-davis-monthan-afb-airport/1ef266df-176c-62c8-b0a5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)