# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Electric City (GCD)

> 10,289 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,289 km / 6,393 mi / 5,556 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 14:47 in Chengdu, it's 23:47 in Electric City)
- **Elevation difference**: 32 ft (GCD 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

### [Grand Coulee Dam Airport (GCD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gcd-electric-city-grand-coulee-dam-airport/1ef266de-ffbd-6f78-b0b1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Electric City, United States
- ICAO: K3W7
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 47.920000, -119.080000
- Elevation: 1,593 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 14:47 in Chengdu, it's 23:47 in Electric City.
With a 15-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)
- [Grand Coulee Dam Airport (GCD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gcd-electric-city-grand-coulee-dam-airport/1ef266de-ffbd-6f78-b0b1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)