# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Tarawa (TRW)

> 7,947 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,947 km / 4,938 mi / 4,291 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 100° (east)
- **Return heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Kiribati
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 09:11 in Chengdu, it's 13:11 in Tarawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,616 ft (TRW 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

### [Bonriki International Airport (TRW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trw-tarawa-bonriki-international-airport/1ef266df-709c-6604-93b2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tarawa, Kiribati
- ICAO: NGTA
- Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
- Coordinates: 1.380000, 173.150000
- Elevation: 9 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 09:11 in Chengdu, it's 13:11 in Tarawa.
The 4-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)
- [Bonriki International Airport (TRW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trw-tarawa-bonriki-international-airport/1ef266df-709c-6604-93b2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)