# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Chicago/West Chicago (DPA)

> 11,858 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,858 km / 7,368 mi / 6,403 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 9° (north)
- **Return heading**: 349° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 15:09 in Chengdu, it's 02:09 in Chicago/West Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 867 ft (DPA 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

### [Dupage Airport (DPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dpa-chicagowest-chicago-dupage-airport/1ef266df-1797-6aa4-891c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chicago/West Chicago, United States
- ICAO: KDPA
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 41.910000, -88.250000
- Elevation: 759 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 15:09 in Chengdu, it's 02:09 in Chicago/West Chicago.
With a 13-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)
- [Dupage Airport (DPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dpa-chicagowest-chicago-dupage-airport/1ef266df-1797-6aa4-891c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)