# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Lusambo (LBO)

> 9,392 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,392 km / 5,836 mi / 5,071 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 261° (west)
- **Return heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 14:39 in Chengdu, it's 08:39 in Lusambo)
- **Elevation difference**: 218 ft (LBO is lower than CTU)

## Airports

### [Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)](https://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

### [Lusambo Airport (LBO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lbo-lusambo-lusambo-airport/1ef266de-e5be-694c-bd8d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lusambo, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZVI
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -4.960000, 23.380000
- Elevation: 1,407 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 14:39 in Chengdu, it's 08:39 in Lusambo.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ctu-chengdu-chengdu-shuangliu-international-airport/1ef266e0-20d1-6f24-8403-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lusambo Airport (LBO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lbo-lusambo-lusambo-airport/1ef266de-e5be-694c-bd8d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)