# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Vero Beach (VRB)

> 13,518 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,518 km / 8,400 mi / 7,299 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 5° (north)
- **Return heading**: 356° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 16:30 in Chengdu, it's 04:30 in Vero Beach)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,601 ft (VRB 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

### [Vero Beach Regional Airport (VRB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vrb-vero-beach-vero-beach-regional-airport/1ef266df-3ee2-6e60-a802-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vero Beach, United States
- ICAO: KVRB
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 27.700000, -80.400000
- Elevation: 24 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 16:30 in Chengdu, it's 04:30 in Vero Beach.
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)
- [Vero Beach Regional Airport (VRB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vrb-vero-beach-vero-beach-regional-airport/1ef266df-3ee2-6e60-a802-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)