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FFD to YIW: distance & flight time
Fairford (RAF Fairford) → Yiwu (Yiwu Airport)
5,824 mi
9,372 km · 5,061 nm
11h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,824 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 53m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FFD — RAF Fairford · Fairford, United Kingdom
- YIW — Yiwu Airport · Yiwu, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FFD
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton10 mi away
- GBA · Cotswold Airport11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham15 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport59 mi away
Near YIW
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport66 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport73 mi away
- NGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport92 mi away
- HYN · Huangyan Luqiao Airport100 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FFD from YIW?
The flight distance from Fairford (FFD) to Yiwu (YIW) is 5,824 miles (9,372 km, 5,061 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FFD to YIW?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 53m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from FFD to YIW?
Nonstop service on FFD–YIW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 11h 53m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fairford and Yiwu?
Yiwu is 7 hours ahead of Fairford.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FFD to YIW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FFD–YIW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FFD to YIW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FFD–YIW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.