# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Saransk (SKX)

> 5,295 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,295 km / 3,290 mi / 2,859 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 95° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 07:25 in Chengdu, it's 02:25 in Saransk)
- **Elevation difference**: 949 ft (SKX 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

### [Saransk Airport (SKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/skx-saransk-saransk-airport/1ef266df-eca3-645a-a582-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Saransk, Russia
- ICAO: UWPS
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 54.130000, 45.210000
- Elevation: 676 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:25 in Chengdu, it's 02:25 in Saransk.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctu-chengdu-chengdu-shuangliu-international-airport/1ef266e0-20d1-6f24-8403-06bb2780ed98)
- [Saransk Airport (SKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/skx-saransk-saransk-airport/1ef266df-eca3-645a-a582-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)