# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Bissau (OXB)

> 12,024 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,024 km / 7,472 mi / 6,493 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Guinea-Bissau
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 13:53 in Chengdu, it's 05:53 in Bissau)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,496 ft (OXB 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

### [Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oxb-bissau-osvaldo-vieira-international-airport/1ef266de-e816-6294-87ad-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- ICAO: GGOV
- Timezone: Africa/Bissau
- Coordinates: 11.890000, -15.650000
- Elevation: 129 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 13:53 in Chengdu, it's 05:53 in Bissau.
With a 8-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)
- [Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oxb-bissau-osvaldo-vieira-international-airport/1ef266de-e816-6294-87ad-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)