# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Tres Lagoas (TJL)

> 17,347 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,347 km / 10,779 mi / 9,367 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 03:25 in Chengdu, it's 15:25 in Tres Lagoas)
- **Elevation difference**: 550 ft (TJL 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

### [Plinio Alarcom Airport (TJL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tjl-tres-lagoas-plinio-alarcom-airport/1ef266df-95cf-6b88-87ff-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tres Lagoas, Brazil
- ICAO: SBTG
- Timezone: America/Campo_Grande
- Coordinates: -20.750000, -51.680000
- Elevation: 1,075 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 03:25 in Chengdu, it's 15:25 in Tres Lagoas.
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)
- [Plinio Alarcom Airport (TJL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tjl-tres-lagoas-plinio-alarcom-airport/1ef266df-95cf-6b88-87ff-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)