# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Tours/Val de Loire (Loire Valley) (TUF)

> 8,454 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,454 km / 5,253 mi / 4,565 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 00:41 in Chengdu, it's 18:41 in Tours/Val de Loire (Loire Valley))
- **Elevation difference**: 1,268 ft (TUF 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

### [Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport (TUF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tuf-toursval-de-loire-loire-valley-tours-val-de-loire-airport/1ef266df-4ba6-61ec-9117-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tours/Val de Loire (Loire Valley), France
- ICAO: LFOT
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.430000, 0.730000
- Elevation: 357 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 00:41 in Chengdu, it's 18:41 in Tours/Val de Loire (Loire Valley).
With a 6-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)
- [Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport (TUF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tuf-toursval-de-loire-loire-valley-tours-val-de-loire-airport/1ef266df-4ba6-61ec-9117-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)