# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Wichita Falls (KIP)

> 12,473 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,473 km / 7,750 mi / 6,735 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 20° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 339° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 18:30 in Chengdu, it's 05:30 in Wichita Falls)
- **Elevation difference**: 622 ft (KIP 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

### [Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kip-wichita-falls-kickapoo-downtown-airport/1ef266df-1582-6ade-b338-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wichita Falls, United States
- ICAO: KCWC
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 33.860000, -98.490000
- Elevation: 1,003 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 18:30 in Chengdu, it's 05:30 in Wichita Falls.
With a 13-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)
- [Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kip-wichita-falls-kickapoo-downtown-airport/1ef266df-1582-6ade-b338-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)