# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Hargeisa (HGA)

> 6,594 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,594 km / 4,098 mi / 3,561 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 263° (west)
- **Return heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Somalia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 23:49 in Chengdu, it's 18:49 in Hargeisa)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,798 ft (HGA is higher 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

### [Egal International Airport (HGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hga-hargeisa-egal-international-airport/1ef266de-eaa7-6670-a8cf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hargeisa, Somalia
- ICAO: HCMH
- Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu
- Coordinates: 9.520000, 44.090000
- Elevation: 4,423 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:49 in Chengdu, it's 18:49 in Hargeisa.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctu-chengdu-chengdu-shuangliu-international-airport/1ef266e0-20d1-6f24-8403-06bb2780ed98)
- [Egal International Airport (HGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hga-hargeisa-egal-international-airport/1ef266de-eaa7-6670-a8cf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)