# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Kasungu (KBQ)

> 8,947 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,947 km / 5,559 mi / 4,831 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Malawi
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 02:18 in Chengdu, it's 20:18 in Kasungu)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,845 ft (KBQ 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

### [Kasungu Airport (KBQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbq-kasungu-kasungu-airport/1ef266de-dff2-61bc-bae2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kasungu, Malawi
- ICAO: FWKG
- Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
- Coordinates: -13.010000, 33.470000
- Elevation: 3,470 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 02:18 in Chengdu, it's 20:18 in Kasungu.
With a 6-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)
- [Kasungu Airport (KBQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbq-kasungu-kasungu-airport/1ef266de-dff2-61bc-bae2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)