# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Masai Mara (MRE)

> 8,088 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,088 km / 5,026 mi / 4,367 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 258° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 00:41 in Chengdu, it's 19:41 in Masai Mara)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,575 ft (MRE 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

### [Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mre-masai-mara-mara-serena-lodge-airstrip/1ef266de-ec87-6e18-a939-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Masai Mara, Kenya
- ICAO: HKMS
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates: -1.410000, 35.010000
- Elevation: 5,200 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 00:41 in Chengdu, it's 19:41 in Masai Mara.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctu-chengdu-chengdu-shuangliu-international-airport/1ef266e0-20d1-6f24-8403-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mre-masai-mara-mara-serena-lodge-airstrip/1ef266de-ec87-6e18-a939-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)