# Distance from Shenzhen (SZX) to Lompoc (VBG)

> 11,435 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,435 km / 7,106 mi / 6,175 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 01:40 in Shenzhen, it's 10:40 in Lompoc)
- **Elevation difference**: 355 ft (VBG 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

### [Vandenberg Space Force Base Airport (VBG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vbg-lompoc-vandenberg-space-force-base-airport/1ef266df-3e61-6ce8-ba8c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lompoc, United States
- ICAO: KVBG
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 34.740000, -120.580000
- Elevation: 368 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 01:40 in Shenzhen, it's 10:40 in Lompoc.
With a 15-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)
- [Vandenberg Space Force Base Airport (VBG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vbg-lompoc-vandenberg-space-force-base-airport/1ef266df-3e61-6ce8-ba8c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)