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DCY to SHL: distance & flight time
Daocheng (Daocheng Yading Airport) → Shillong (Shillong Airport)
554 mi
892 km · 482 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2.5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
554 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DCY — Daocheng Yading Airport · Daocheng, China
- SHL — Shillong Airport · Shillong, India
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 DCY
- DIG · Diqing Airport108 mi away
- KGT · Kangding Airport116 mi away
- NLH · Ninglang Luguhu Airport130 mi away
Near SHL
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport37 mi away
- ZYL · Osmany International Airport52 mi away
- IXS · Silchar Airport83 mi away
- TEZ · Tezpur Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCY from SHL?
The flight distance from Daocheng (DCY) to Shillong (SHL) is 554 miles (892 km, 482 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCY to SHL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 time difference between Daocheng and Shillong?
Shillong is 2.5 hours behind Daocheng.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DCY to SHL?
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