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CGI to KMG: distance & flight time
Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau Regional Airport) → Kunming (Kunming Changshui International Airport)
8,054 mi
12,962 km · 6,999 nm
16h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,054 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 16m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CGI — Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · Cape Girardeau, United States
- KMG — Kunming Changshui International Airport · Kunming, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CGI
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport23 mi away
- MDH · Southern Illinois Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport45 mi away
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport48 mi away
Near KMG
- YUA · Yuanmou Air Base79 mi away
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport122 mi away
- ACX · Xingyi Airport127 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CGI from KMG?
The flight distance from Cape Girardeau (CGI) to Kunming (KMG) is 8,054 miles (12,962 km, 6,999 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGI to KMG?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 16m 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 CGI to KMG?
Nonstop service on CGI–KMG 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 16h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cape Girardeau and Kunming?
Kunming is 13 hours ahead of Cape Girardeau.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CGI to KMG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CGI–KMG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CGI to KMG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CGI–KMG 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.