# Distance from Shenzhen (SZX) to Topeka (TOP)

> 12,501 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,501 km / 7,768 mi / 6,750 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 331° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 05:34 in Shenzhen, it's 16:34 in Topeka)
- **Elevation difference**: 868 ft (TOP is higher than SZX)

## Airports

### [Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/szx-shenzhen-shenzhen-baoan-international-airport/1ef266e0-1ea0-675a-a1fd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shenzhen, China
- ICAO: ZGSZ
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 22.640000, 113.810000
- Elevation: 13 ft

### [Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/top-topeka-philip-billard-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3bf2-6fc0-a5ab-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Topeka, United States
- ICAO: KTOP
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 39.070000, -95.620000
- Elevation: 881 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 05:34 in Shenzhen, it's 16:34 in Topeka.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/szx-shenzhen-shenzhen-baoan-international-airport/1ef266e0-1ea0-675a-a1fd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/top-topeka-philip-billard-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3bf2-6fc0-a5ab-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)