# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to La Mesa (SAP)

> 14,742 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,742 km / 9,160 mi / 7,960 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 16° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Honduras
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 21:32 in Chengdu, it's 07:32 in La Mesa)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,534 ft (SAP 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

### [Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sap-la-mesa-ramon-villeda-morales-international-airport/1ef266df-5e29-672e-b608-06bb2780ed98)

- City: La Mesa, Honduras
- ICAO: MHLM
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 15.450000, -87.920000
- Elevation: 91 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 21:32 in Chengdu, it's 07:32 in La Mesa.
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)
- [Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sap-la-mesa-ramon-villeda-morales-international-airport/1ef266df-5e29-672e-b608-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)