# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Mojave (MHV)

> 11,490 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,490 km / 7,140 mi / 6,204 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 08:02 in Chengdu, it's 17:02 in Mojave)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,176 ft (MHV 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

### [Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field (MHV)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mhv-mojave-mojave-air-space-portrutan-field/1ef266df-2ae5-6386-94aa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mojave, United States
- ICAO: KMHV
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 35.060000, -118.150000
- Elevation: 2,801 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 08:02 in Chengdu, it's 17:02 in Mojave.
With a 15-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)
- [Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field (MHV)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mhv-mojave-mojave-air-space-portrutan-field/1ef266df-2ae5-6386-94aa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)