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ALE to DCY: distance & flight time
Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport) → Daocheng (Daocheng Yading Airport)
8,025 mi
12,916 km · 6,974 nm
16h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,025 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 12m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
- DCY — Daocheng Yading Airport · Daocheng, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 mi away
Near DCY
- DIG · Diqing Airport108 mi away
- KGT · Kangding Airport116 mi away
- NLH · Ninglang Luguhu Airport130 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALE from DCY?
The flight distance from Alpine (ALE) to Daocheng (DCY) is 8,025 miles (12,916 km, 6,974 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALE to DCY?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 12m 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 cheapest way to fly from ALE to DCY?
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