# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Greenfield (GFD)

> 12,127 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,127 km / 7,535 mi / 6,548 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 8° (north)
- **Return heading**: 351° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 16:33 in Chengdu, it's 04:33 in Greenfield)
- **Elevation difference**: 730 ft (GFD 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

### [Pope Field (GFD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gfd-greenfield-pope-field/1ef266df-1e13-62de-bee0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Greenfield, United States
- ICAO: KGFD
- Timezone: America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Coordinates: 39.790000, -85.740000
- Elevation: 895 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 16:33 in Chengdu, it's 04:33 in Greenfield.
With a 12-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)
- [Pope Field (GFD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gfd-greenfield-pope-field/1ef266df-1e13-62de-bee0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)