# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Angleton/Lake Jackson (LJN)

> 13,067 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,067 km / 8,119 mi / 7,055 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 19° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 341° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 10:20 in Chengdu, it's 21:20 in Angleton/Lake Jackson)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,600 ft (LJN 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

### [Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ljn-angletonlake-jackson-texas-gulf-coast-regional-airport/1ef266df-2708-6b00-b93e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Angleton/Lake Jackson, United States
- ICAO: KLBX
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 29.110000, -95.460000
- Elevation: 25 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 10:20 in Chengdu, it's 21:20 in Angleton/Lake Jackson.
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)
- [Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ljn-angletonlake-jackson-texas-gulf-coast-regional-airport/1ef266df-2708-6b00-b93e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)