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ELU to CTU: distance & flight time
Guemar (Guemar Airport) → Chengdu (Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport)
5,457 mi
8,781 km · 4,742 nm
11h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,457 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 10m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ELU — Guemar Airport · Guemar, Algeria
- CTU — Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · Chengdu, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ELU
- TGR · Touggourt Sidi Madhi Airport50 mi away
- TOE · Tozeur Nefta International Airport82 mi away
- BSK · Biskra Airport107 mi away
- HME · Oued Irara Airport132 mi away
Near CTU
- MIG · Mianyang Airport75 mi away
- YBP · Yibin Caiba Airport128 mi away
- NAO · Nanchong Airport132 mi away
- KGT · Kangding Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELU from CTU?
The flight distance from Guemar (ELU) to Chengdu (CTU) is 5,457 miles (8,781 km, 4,742 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELU to CTU?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 10m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Guemar and Chengdu?
Chengdu is 7 hours ahead of Guemar.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ELU to CTU?
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