# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island (LSW)

> 2,912 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,912 km / 1,810 mi / 1,573 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 196° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 14° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Indonesia
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 03:55 in Chengdu, it's 02:55 in Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,535 ft (LSW 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

### [Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsw-lhok-seumawe-sumatra-island-malikus-saleh-airport/1ef266df-fdf6-67e8-a694-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WITM
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 5.230000, 96.950000
- Elevation: 90 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:55 in Chengdu, it's 02:55 in Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island.

## Related

- [Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctu-chengdu-chengdu-shuangliu-international-airport/1ef266e0-20d1-6f24-8403-06bb2780ed98)
- [Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsw-lhok-seumawe-sumatra-island-malikus-saleh-airport/1ef266df-fdf6-67e8-a694-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)