# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Vila do Mosteiros (MTI)

> 12,513 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,513 km / 7,775 mi / 6,756 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Cape Verde
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 06:49 in Chengdu, it's 21:49 in Vila do Mosteiros)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,559 ft (MTI 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

### [Mosteiros Airport (MTI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mti-vila-do-mosteiros-mosteiros-airport/1ef266de-e9b7-6152-9b7b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vila do Mosteiros, Cape Verde
- ICAO: GVMT
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Coordinates: 15.040000, -24.340000
- Elevation: 66 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 06:49 in Chengdu, it's 21:49 in Vila do Mosteiros.
With a 9-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)
- [Mosteiros Airport (MTI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mti-vila-do-mosteiros-mosteiros-airport/1ef266de-e9b7-6152-9b7b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)