# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Mweka (MEW)

> 9,558 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,558 km / 5,939 mi / 5,161 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 262° (west)
- **Return heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 14:06 in Chengdu, it's 08:06 in Mweka)
- **Elevation difference**: 343 ft (MEW 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

### [Mweka Airport (MEW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mew-mweka-mweka-airport/1ef266de-e5ce-63ba-a75d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mweka, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZVM
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -4.850000, 21.550000
- Elevation: 1,968 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 14:06 in Chengdu, it's 08:06 in Mweka.
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)
- [Mweka Airport (MEW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mew-mweka-mweka-airport/1ef266de-e5ce-63ba-a75d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)