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SFT to CTU: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Chengdu (Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport)
4,121 mi
6,632 km · 3,581 nm
8h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,121 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 33m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- 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 SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 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 SFT from CTU?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Chengdu (CTU) is 4,121 miles (6,632 km, 3,581 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to CTU?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 33m 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 Skelleftea and Chengdu?
Chengdu is 6 hours ahead of Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to CTU?
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