# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Malakal (MAK)

> 7,780 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,780 km / 4,834 mi / 4,201 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 269° (west)
- **Return heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → South Sudan
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 10:05 in Chengdu, it's 04:05 in Malakal)
- **Elevation difference**: 334 ft (MAK 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

### [Malakal Airport (MAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mak-malakal-malakal-airport/1ef266de-ee40-60ca-8570-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Malakal, South Sudan
- ICAO: HSSM
- Timezone: Africa/Juba
- Coordinates: 9.560000, 31.650000
- Elevation: 1,291 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:05 in Chengdu, it's 04:05 in Malakal.
With a 6-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)
- [Malakal Airport (MAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mak-malakal-malakal-airport/1ef266de-ee40-60ca-8570-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)