# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Salinas (SNS)

> 11,156 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,156 km / 6,932 mi / 6,024 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 13:07 in Chengdu, it's 22:07 in Salinas)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,541 ft (SNS 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

### [Salinas Municipal Airport (SNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sns-salinas-salinas-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3928-640c-ae30-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Salinas, United States
- ICAO: KSNS
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 36.700000, -121.600000
- Elevation: 84 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 13:07 in Chengdu, it's 22:07 in Salinas.
With a 15-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)
- [Salinas Municipal Airport (SNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sns-salinas-salinas-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3928-640c-ae30-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)