Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
GUP to SYM: distance & flight time
Gallup (Gallup Municipal Airport) → Simao (Pu'er Simao Airport)
7,963 mi
12,815 km · 6,919 nm
16h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
See live GUP→SYM fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
7,963 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 5m 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
- GUP — Gallup Municipal Airport · Gallup, United States
- SYM — Pu'er Simao Airport · Simao, 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 GUP
- GNT · Grants-Milan Municipal Airport55 mi away
- FMN · Four Corners Regional Airport91 mi away
- SOW · Show Low Regional Airport110 mi away
- INW · Winslow Lindbergh Regional Airport114 mi away
Near SYM
- JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport58 mi away
- JMJ · Lancang Jingmai Airport79 mi away
- LNJ · Lintsang Airfield88 mi away
- PCQ · Boun Neau Airport99 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GUP from SYM?
The flight distance from Gallup (GUP) to Simao (SYM) is 7,963 miles (12,815 km, 6,919 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUP to SYM?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 5m 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 Gallup and Simao?
Simao is 14 hours ahead of Gallup.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GUP to SYM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GUP–SYM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.