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DTA to KMG: distance & flight time
Delta (Delta Municipal Airport) → Kunming (Kunming Changshui International Airport)
7,429 mi
11,956 km · 6,456 nm
15h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,429 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 2m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTA — Delta Municipal Airport · Delta, 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 DTA
- PVU · Provo Municipal Airport71 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field95 mi away
- SLC · Salt Lake City International Airport101 mi away
- BCE · Bryce Canyon Airport117 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 DTA from KMG?
The flight distance from Delta (DTA) to Kunming (KMG) is 7,429 miles (11,956 km, 6,456 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTA to KMG?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 2m 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 Delta and Kunming?
Kunming is 14 hours ahead of Delta.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTA to KMG?
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