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CDE to FFD: distance & flight time
Chengde (Chengde Puning Airport) → Fairford (RAF Fairford)
5,081 mi
8,177 km · 4,415 nm
10h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,081 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 26m 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
- CDE — Chengde Puning Airport · Chengde, China
- FFD — RAF Fairford · Fairford, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CDE
- CIF · Chifeng Airport88 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport106 mi away
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport113 mi away
- SHP · Shanhaiguan Airport118 mi away
Near FFD
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton10 mi away
- GBA · Cotswold Airport11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham15 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDE from FFD?
The flight distance from Chengde (CDE) to Fairford (FFD) is 5,081 miles (8,177 km, 4,415 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDE to FFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 26m 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 CDE to FFD?
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