# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Kelafo (LFO)

> 6,791 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,791 km / 4,220 mi / 3,667 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 259° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 11:11 in Chengdu, it's 06:11 in Kelafo)
- **Elevation difference**: 105 ft (LFO is higher 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

### [Kelafo East Airport (LFO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lfo-kelafo-kelafo-east-airport/1ef266de-ea37-6ec4-9cd3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kelafo, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAKL
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 5.660000, 44.350000
- Elevation: 1,730 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:11 in Chengdu, it's 06:11 in Kelafo.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ctu-chengdu-chengdu-shuangliu-international-airport/1ef266e0-20d1-6f24-8403-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kelafo East Airport (LFO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lfo-kelafo-kelafo-east-airport/1ef266de-ea37-6ec4-9cd3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)