# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport (NCG)

> 12,446 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,446 km / 7,734 mi / 6,720 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 331° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 18:55 in Chengdu, it's 04:55 in Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,225 ft (NCG 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

### [Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport (NCG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ncg-nuevo-casas-grandes-airport/1ef266df-612e-61f4-9fe7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport, Mexico
- ICAO: MMCG
- Timezone: America/Chihuahua
- Coordinates: 30.400000, -107.880000
- Elevation: 4,850 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 18:55 in Chengdu, it's 04:55 in Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport.
With a 14-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)
- [Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport (NCG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ncg-nuevo-casas-grandes-airport/1ef266df-612e-61f4-9fe7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)