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DCY to DCU: distance & flight time
Daocheng (Daocheng Yading Airport) → Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport)
7,993 mi
12,863 km · 6,946 nm
16h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,993 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 8m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- DCY — Daocheng Yading Airport · Daocheng, China
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DCY
- DIG · Diqing Airport108 mi away
- KGT · Kangding Airport116 mi away
- NLH · Ninglang Luguhu Airport130 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCY from DCU?
The flight distance from Daocheng (DCY) to Decatur (DCU) is 7,993 miles (12,863 km, 6,946 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCY to DCU?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 8m 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 DCY to DCU?
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