# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Fayetteville (POB)

> 12,697 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,697 km / 7,890 mi / 6,856 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 3° (north)
- **Return heading**: 357° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 22:46 in Chengdu, it's 10:46 in Fayetteville)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,407 ft (POB 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

### [Pope Army Air Field (POB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pob-fayetteville-pope-army-air-field/1ef266df-3341-630e-bd8b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fayetteville, United States
- ICAO: KPOB
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 35.170000, -79.010000
- Elevation: 218 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 22:46 in Chengdu, it's 10:46 in Fayetteville.
With a 12-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)
- [Pope Army Air Field (POB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pob-fayetteville-pope-army-air-field/1ef266df-3341-630e-bd8b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)