# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Glens Falls (GFL)

> 11,792 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,792 km / 7,327 mi / 6,367 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 358° (north)
- **Return heading**: 2° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 20:48 in Chengdu, it's 08:48 in Glens Falls)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,297 ft (GFL 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

### [Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gfl-glens-falls-floyd-bennett-memorial-airport/1ef266df-1e1b-6a74-810e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Glens Falls, United States
- ICAO: KGFL
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 43.340000, -73.610000
- Elevation: 328 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 20:48 in Chengdu, it's 08:48 in Glens Falls.
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)
- [Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gfl-glens-falls-floyd-bennett-memorial-airport/1ef266df-1e1b-6a74-810e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)