Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
GKE to WDS: distance & flight time
Geilenkirchen (Geilenkirchen Air Base) → Shiyan (Shiyan Wudangshan Airport)
5,086 mi
8,185 km · 4,419 nm
10h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northeast
See live GKE→WDS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,086 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 26m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- GKE — Geilenkirchen Air Base · Geilenkirchen, Germany
- WDS — Shiyan Wudangshan Airport · Shiyan, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near GKE
- AAH · Aachen-Merzbrück Airport11 mi away
- MST · Maastricht Aachen Airport12 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport27 mi away
- LGG · Liège Airport34 mi away
Near WDS
- LHK · Guangzhou MR Air Base48 mi away
- HPG · Shennongjia Hongping Airport75 mi away
- XFN · Xiangyang Liuji Airport86 mi away
- NNY · Nanyang Jiangying Airport103 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GKE from WDS?
The flight distance from Geilenkirchen (GKE) to Shiyan (WDS) is 5,086 miles (8,185 km, 4,419 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GKE to WDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 26m 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 GKE to WDS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GKE–WDS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.