# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Santa Rosa (ETR)

> 16,969 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,969 km / 10,544 mi / 9,163 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 9° (north)
- **Return heading**: 353° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 08:56 in Chengdu, it's 19:56 in Santa Rosa)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,455 ft (ETR 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

### [Coronel Artilleria Victor Larrea Airport (ETR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/etr-santa-rosa-coronel-artilleria-victor-larrea-airport/1ef266df-a584-64ca-a256-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Santa Rosa, Ecuador
- ICAO: SERO
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -3.440000, -79.980000
- Elevation: 170 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 08:56 in Chengdu, it's 19:56 in Santa Rosa.
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)
- [Coronel Artilleria Victor Larrea Airport (ETR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/etr-santa-rosa-coronel-artilleria-victor-larrea-airport/1ef266df-a584-64ca-a256-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)