# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Bandundu Airport (FDU)

> 9,867 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,867 km / 6,131 mi / 5,328 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 265° (west)
- **Return heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 10:26 in Chengdu, it's 03:26 in Bandundu Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 562 ft (FDU 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

### [Bandundu Airport (FDU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fdu-bandundu-airport/1ef266de-e249-6cd0-a0ac-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bandundu Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZBO
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -3.310000, 17.380000
- Elevation: 1,063 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 10:26 in Chengdu, it's 03:26 in Bandundu Airport.
With a 7-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)
- [Bandundu Airport (FDU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fdu-bandundu-airport/1ef266de-e249-6cd0-a0ac-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)