# Distance from Chengdu (CTU) to Tame (TME)

> 15,872 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,872 km / 9,863 mi / 8,570 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 353° (north)
- **Return heading**: 6° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 23:42 in Chengdu, it's 10:42 in Tame)
- **Elevation difference**: 575 ft (TME 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

### [Gustavo Vargas Airport (TME)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tme-tame-gustavo-vargas-airport/1ef266df-b639-6806-8c3d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tame, Colombia
- ICAO: SKTM
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 6.450000, -71.760000
- Elevation: 1,050 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 23:42 in Chengdu, it's 10:42 in Tame.
With a 13-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)
- [Gustavo Vargas Airport (TME)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tme-tame-gustavo-vargas-airport/1ef266df-b639-6806-8c3d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)