# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Pinar del Rio (QPD)

> 14,066 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,066 km / 8,740 mi / 7,595 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 9° (north)
- **Return heading**: 352° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Cuba
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 11:13 in Chengdu, it's 23:13 in Pinar del Rio)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,494 ft (QPD 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

### [Pinar Del Rio Airport (QPD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qpd-pinar-del-rio-pinar-del-rio-airport/1ef266df-6b2e-6988-8a2a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pinar del Rio, Cuba
- ICAO: MUPR
- Timezone: America/Havana
- Coordinates: 22.420000, -83.680000
- Elevation: 131 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 11:13 in Chengdu, it's 23:13 in Pinar del Rio.
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)
- [Pinar Del Rio Airport (QPD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qpd-pinar-del-rio-pinar-del-rio-airport/1ef266df-6b2e-6988-8a2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)