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DCU to NKG: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Nanjing (Nanjing Lukou Airport)
7,553 mi
12,155 km · 6,563 nm
15h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,553 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 17m 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, United States
- NKG — Nanjing Lukou Airport · Nanjing, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
Near NKG
- WHU · Wuhu Air Base36 mi away
- CZX · Changzhou Benniu Airport55 mi away
- YTY · Yangzhou Taizhou Airport76 mi away
- HFE · Hefei Luogang International Airport92 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from NKG?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Nanjing (NKG) is 7,553 miles (12,155 km, 6,563 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to NKG?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 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 DCU to NKG?
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