# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to El Fasher (ELF)

> 8,168 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,168 km / 5,076 mi / 4,411 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Sudan
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 16:13 in Chengdu, it's 10:13 in El Fasher)
- **Elevation difference**: 768 ft (ELF 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

### [El Fasher Airport (ELF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/elf-el-fasher-el-fasher-airport/1ef266de-edca-60dc-9456-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Fasher, Sudan
- ICAO: HSFS
- Timezone: Africa/Khartoum
- Coordinates: 13.610000, 25.320000
- Elevation: 2,393 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 16:13 in Chengdu, it's 10:13 in El Fasher.
With a 6-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)
- [El Fasher Airport (ELF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/elf-el-fasher-el-fasher-airport/1ef266de-edca-60dc-9456-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)