Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
ANK to LHW: distance & flight time
Ankara (Etimesgut Air Base) → Lanzhou (Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport)
3,753 mi
6,039 km · 3,261 nm
7h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading east
See live ANK→LHW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
3,753 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 49m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ANK — Etimesgut Air Base · Ankara, Turkey
- LHW — Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport · Lanzhou, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near ANK
- ESB · Esenboğa International Airport20 mi away
- KFS · Kastamonu Airport111 mi away
- ESK · Eskişehir Air Base112 mi away
- ONQ · Zonguldak Airport112 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 ANK from LHW?
The flight distance from Ankara (ANK) to Lanzhou (LHW) is 3,753 miles (6,039 km, 3,261 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ANK to LHW?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 49m 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 Ankara and Lanzhou?
Lanzhou is 5 hours ahead of Ankara.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ANK to LHW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ANK–LHW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.