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BST to YIW: distance & flight time
Lashkar Gah (Bost Airport) → Yiwu (Yiwu Airport)
3,283 mi
5,283 km · 2,853 nm
6h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,283 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 54m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BST — Bost Airport · Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan
- YIW — Yiwu Airport · Yiwu, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BST
- OAZ · Camp Bastion Airport23 mi away
- KDH · Kandahar Airport87 mi away
- TII · Tarin Kowt Airport114 mi away
- FAH · Farah Airport140 mi away
Near YIW
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport66 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport73 mi away
- NGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport92 mi away
- HYN · Huangyan Luqiao Airport100 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BST from YIW?
The flight distance from Lashkar Gah (BST) to Yiwu (YIW) is 3,283 miles (5,283 km, 2,853 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BST to YIW?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 54m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BST to YIW?
Nonstop service on BST–YIW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 6h 54m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lashkar Gah and Yiwu?
Yiwu is 3.5 hours ahead of Lashkar Gah.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BST to YIW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BST–YIW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BST to YIW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BST–YIW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.