# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to La Esperanza (LEZ)

> 14,860 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,860 km / 9,234 mi / 8,024 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 16° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Honduras
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 11:18 in Chengdu, it's 21:18 in La Esperanza)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,850 ft (LEZ 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

### [La Esperanza Airport (LEZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lez-la-esperanza-la-esperanza-airport/1ef266df-5e0e-6df2-8b81-06bb2780ed98)

- City: La Esperanza, Honduras
- ICAO: MHLE
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 14.290000, -88.170000
- Elevation: 5,475 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 11:18 in Chengdu, it's 21:18 in La Esperanza.
With a 14-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)
- [La Esperanza Airport (LEZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lez-la-esperanza-la-esperanza-airport/1ef266df-5e0e-6df2-8b81-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)