# Distance from Buenaventura (BUN) to Christchurch (CHC)

> 11,943 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,943 km / 7,421 mi / 6,449 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 102° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +17h (When it's 17:37 in Buenaventura, it's 10:37 in Christchurch)
- **Elevation difference**: 75 ft (CHC is higher than BUN)

## Airports

### [Gerardo Tobar Lopez Airport (BUN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bun-buenaventura-gerardo-tobar-lopez-airport/1ef266df-b458-6942-8c2d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buenaventura, Colombia
- ICAO: SKBU
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 3.820000, -76.990000
- Elevation: 48 ft

### [Christchurch International Airport (CHC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/chc-christchurch-christchurch-international-airport/1ef266df-7661-64f4-a788-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Christchurch, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZCH
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -43.490000, 172.530000
- Elevation: 123 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 17:37 in Buenaventura, it's 10:37 in Christchurch.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gerardo Tobar Lopez Airport (BUN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bun-buenaventura-gerardo-tobar-lopez-airport/1ef266df-b458-6942-8c2d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Christchurch International Airport (CHC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/chc-christchurch-christchurch-international-airport/1ef266df-7661-64f4-a788-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)