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ARD to DCY: distance & flight time
Alor Island (Mali Airport) → Daocheng (Daocheng Yading Airport)
3,060 mi
4,925 km · 2,659 nm
6h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,060 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 28m 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
- ARD — Mali Airport · Alor Island, Indonesia
- 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 ARD
- DIL · Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport70 mi away
- UAI · Suai Airport94 mi away
- BCH · Cakung Airport126 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 ARD from DCY?
The flight distance from Alor Island (ARD) to Daocheng (DCY) is 3,060 miles (4,925 km, 2,659 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ARD to DCY?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 28m 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 ARD to DCY?
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