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CMD to LHW: distance & flight time
(Cootamundra Airport) → Lanzhou (Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport)
5,685 mi
9,149 km · 4,940 nm
11h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,685 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 37m 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
- CMD — Cootamundra Airport · , Australia
- LHW — Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport · Lanzhou, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CMD
- NGA · Young Airport28 mi away
- TEM · Temora Airport33 mi away
- TUM · Tumut Airport46 mi away
- WGA · Wagga Wagga City Airport49 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 CMD from LHW?
The flight distance from (CMD) to Lanzhou (LHW) is 5,685 miles (9,149 km, 4,940 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CMD to LHW?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 37m 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 CMD to LHW?
Nonstop service on CMD–LHW 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 11h 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CMD to LHW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CMD–LHW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CMD to LHW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CMD–LHW 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.