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DTA to NKG: distance & flight time
Delta (Delta Municipal Airport) → Nanjing (Nanjing Lukou Airport)
6,522 mi
10,496 km · 5,667 nm
13h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,522 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 15m 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
- 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 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 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 DTA from NKG?
The flight distance from Delta (DTA) to Nanjing (NKG) is 6,522 miles (10,496 km, 5,667 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTA to NKG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 15m 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 Nanjing?
Nanjing is 14 hours ahead of Delta.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTA to NKG?
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