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AVL to WGN: distance & flight time
Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport) → Shaoyang (Shaoyang Wugang Airport)
8,051 mi
12,957 km · 6,996 nm
16h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,051 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 15m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, United States
- WGN — Shaoyang Wugang Airport · Shaoyang, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 mi away
Near WGN
- LLF · Lingling Airport68 mi away
- HJJ · Zhijiang Airport73 mi away
- HZH · Liping Airport98 mi away
- TEN · Tongren Fenghuang Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AVL from WGN?
The flight distance from Asheville (AVL) to Shaoyang (WGN) is 8,051 miles (12,957 km, 6,996 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVL to WGN?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 15m 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 AVL to WGN?
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