# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to El Dorado (ELO)

> 17,869 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,869 km / 11,103 mi / 9,648 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 277° (west)
- **Return heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 22:39 in Chengdu, it's 11:39 in El Dorado)
- **Elevation difference**: 940 ft (ELO 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

### [El Dorado Airport (ELO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/elo-el-dorado-el-dorado-airport/1ef266df-9282-64ee-be91-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Dorado, Argentina
- ICAO: SATD
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Cordoba
- Coordinates: -26.400000, -54.570000
- Elevation: 685 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 22:39 in Chengdu, it's 11:39 in El Dorado.
With a 11-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 Dorado Airport (ELO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/elo-el-dorado-el-dorado-airport/1ef266df-9282-64ee-be91-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)