# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Lansing (LAN)

> 11,811 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,811 km / 7,339 mi / 6,378 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 7° (north)
- **Return heading**: 352° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 11:14 in Chengdu, it's 23:14 in Lansing)
- **Elevation difference**: 764 ft (LAN 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

### [Capital Region International Airport (LAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lan-lansing-capital-region-international-airport/1ef266df-26d8-675c-919a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lansing, United States
- ICAO: KLAN
- Timezone: America/Detroit
- Coordinates: 42.780000, -84.590000
- Elevation: 861 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 11:14 in Chengdu, it's 23:14 in Lansing.
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)
- [Capital Region International Airport (LAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lan-lansing-capital-region-international-airport/1ef266df-26d8-675c-919a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)