# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Kincardine (YKD)

> 11,681 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,681 km / 7,258 mi / 6,307 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 4° (north)
- **Return heading**: 355° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 15:30 in Chengdu, it's 03:30 in Kincardine)
- **Elevation difference**: 853 ft (YKD 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

### [Kincardine Airport (YKD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ykd-kincardine-kincardine-airport/1ef266de-aa18-65f0-8384-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kincardine, Canada
- ICAO: CNS7
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 44.200000, -81.610000
- Elevation: 772 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 15:30 in Chengdu, it's 03:30 in Kincardine.
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)
- [Kincardine Airport (YKD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ykd-kincardine-kincardine-airport/1ef266de-aa18-65f0-8384-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)