# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Tatakoto (TKV)

> 13,585 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,585 km / 8,441 mi / 7,335 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 92° (east)
- **Return heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -18h (When it's 11:40 in Chengdu, it's 17:40 in Tatakoto)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,613 ft (TKV 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

### [Tatakoto Airport (TKV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkv-tatakoto-tatakoto-airport/1ef266df-7361-689e-b832-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tatakoto, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGO
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -17.360000, -138.450000
- Elevation: 12 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 11:40 in Chengdu, it's 17:40 in Tatakoto.
With a 18-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)
- [Tatakoto Airport (TKV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkv-tatakoto-tatakoto-airport/1ef266df-7361-689e-b832-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)