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ALE to LHW: distance & flight time
Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport) → Lanzhou (Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport)
7,487 mi
12,050 km · 6,506 nm
15h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,487 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 9m 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
- LHW — Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport · Lanzhou, 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 LHW
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport88 mi away
- ZHY · Zhongwei Shapotou Airport112 mi away
- GXH · Gannan Xiahe Airport130 mi away
- GYU · Guyuan Liupanshan Airport148 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALE from LHW?
The flight distance from Alpine (ALE) to Lanzhou (LHW) is 7,487 miles (12,050 km, 6,506 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALE to LHW?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 9m 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 LHW?
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