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GUP to TAO: distance & flight time
Gallup (Gallup Municipal Airport) → Qingdao (Liuting Airport)
6,558 mi
10,553 km · 5,698 nm
13h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,558 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 19m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GUP — Gallup Municipal Airport · Gallup, United States
- TAO — Liuting Airport · Qingdao, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 TAO
- WEF · Weifang Airport75 mi away
- RIZ · Rizhao Shanzihe Airport84 mi away
- YNT · Yantai Laishan Airport96 mi away
- WEH · Weihai Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GUP from TAO?
The flight distance from Gallup (GUP) to Qingdao (TAO) is 6,558 miles (10,553 km, 5,698 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUP to TAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 19m 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 GUP to TAO?
Nonstop service on GUP–TAO 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 13h 19m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Gallup and Qingdao?
Qingdao is 15 hours ahead of Gallup.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GUP to TAO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GUP–TAO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GUP to TAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GUP–TAO 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.