# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Nuevo Laredo (NLD)

> 13,097 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,097 km / 8,138 mi / 7,072 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 337° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 04:34 in Chengdu, it's 14:34 in Nuevo Laredo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,141 ft (NLD 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

### [Quetzalcoatl International Airport (NLD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nld-nuevo-laredo-quetzalcoatl-international-airport/1ef266df-61e5-65ca-ac98-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
- ICAO: MMNL
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 27.440000, -99.570000
- Elevation: 484 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 04:34 in Chengdu, it's 14:34 in Nuevo Laredo.
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)
- [Quetzalcoatl International Airport (NLD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nld-nuevo-laredo-quetzalcoatl-international-airport/1ef266df-61e5-65ca-ac98-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)