# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Cape Dorset (YTE)

> 9,473 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,473 km / 5,886 mi / 5,115 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 0° (north)
- **Return heading**: 360° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 16:40 in Chengdu, it's 04:40 in Cape Dorset)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,461 ft (YTE 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

### [Cape Dorset Airport (YTE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yte-cape-dorset-cape-dorset-airport/1ef266de-b2e2-6aaa-9e34-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cape Dorset, Canada
- ICAO: CYTE
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 64.230000, -76.530000
- Elevation: 164 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 16:40 in Chengdu, it's 04:40 in Cape Dorset.
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)
- [Cape Dorset Airport (YTE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yte-cape-dorset-cape-dorset-airport/1ef266de-b2e2-6aaa-9e34-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)