# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Ouagadougou (OUA)

> 10,744 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,744 km / 6,676 mi / 5,801 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 20:54 in Chengdu, it's 12:54 in Ouagadougou)
- **Elevation difference**: 588 ft (OUA 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

### [Ouagadougou Airport (OUA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/oua-ouagadougou-ouagadougou-airport/1ef266de-b6d7-6318-9554-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFFD
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 12.350000, -1.510000
- Elevation: 1,037 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 20:54 in Chengdu, it's 12:54 in Ouagadougou.
With a 8-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)
- [Ouagadougou Airport (OUA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/oua-ouagadougou-ouagadougou-airport/1ef266de-b6d7-6318-9554-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)