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GYS to HEA: distance & flight time
Guangyuan (Guangyuan Airport) → Herat (Herat Airport)
2,495 mi
4,015 km · 2,168 nm
5h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3.5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,495 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 21m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GYS — Guangyuan Airport · Guangyuan, China
- HEA — Herat Airport · Herat, Afghanistan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GYS
- MIG · Mianyang Airport87 mi away
- LNL · Longnan Chengzhou Airport97 mi away
- HZG · Hanzhong Chenggu Airport101 mi away
- NAO · Nanchong Airport114 mi away
Near HEA
- OAH · Shindand Airport57 mi away
- FAH · Farah Airport127 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GYS from HEA?
The flight distance from Guangyuan (GYS) to Herat (HEA) is 2,495 miles (4,015 km, 2,168 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GYS to HEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 21m 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 GYS to HEA?
Nonstop service on GYS–HEA 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 5h 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Guangyuan and Herat?
Herat is 3.5 hours behind Guangyuan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GYS to HEA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GYS–HEA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GYS to HEA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GYS–HEA 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.