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EMT to CDE: distance & flight time
El Monte (San Gabriel Valley Airport) → Chengde (Chengde Puning Airport)
6,136 mi
9,876 km · 5,332 nm
12h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,136 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 30m 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
- EMT — San Gabriel Valley Airport · El Monte, United States
- CDE — Chengde Puning Airport · Chengde, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near EMT
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport24 mi away
- POC · Brackett Field14 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport15 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport20 mi away
Near CDE
- CIF · Chifeng Airport88 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport106 mi away
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport113 mi away
- SHP · Shanhaiguan Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is EMT from CDE?
The flight distance from El Monte (EMT) to Chengde (CDE) is 6,136 miles (9,876 km, 5,332 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EMT to CDE?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 30m 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 EMT to CDE?
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