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BES to LHW: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Lanzhou (Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport)
5,094 mi
8,198 km · 4,427 nm
10h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,094 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 27m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
- 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 BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 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 BES from LHW?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Lanzhou (LHW) is 5,094 miles (8,198 km, 4,427 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to LHW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 27m 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 Brest and Lanzhou?
Lanzhou is 6 hours ahead of Brest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BES to LHW?
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