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CDE to LHW: distance & flight time
Chengde (Chengde Puning Airport) → Lanzhou (Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport)
839 mi
1,351 km · 729 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
839 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- 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 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 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 CDE from LHW?
The flight distance from Chengde (CDE) to Lanzhou (LHW) is 839 miles (1,351 km, 729 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDE to LHW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m 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 LHW?
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