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GYU to SKD: distance & flight time
Guyuan (Guyuan Liupanshan Airport) → Samarkand (Samarkand Airport)
2,137 mi
3,439 km · 1,857 nm
4h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,137 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 39m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GYU — Guyuan Liupanshan Airport · Guyuan, China
- SKD — Samarkand Airport · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GYU
- IQN · Qingyang Airport80 mi away
- THQ · Tianshui Maijishan Airport107 mi away
- ZHY · Zhongwei Shapotou Airport119 mi away
- LHW · Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport148 mi away
Near SKD
- KSQ · Karshi Khanabad Airport83 mi away
- NVI · Navoi Airport100 mi away
- DYU · Dushanbe Airport127 mi away
- BHK · Bukhara Airport133 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GYU from SKD?
The flight distance from Guyuan (GYU) to Samarkand (SKD) is 2,137 miles (3,439 km, 1,857 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GYU to SKD?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 39m 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 GYU to SKD?
Nonstop service on GYU–SKD 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 4h 39m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Guyuan and Samarkand?
Samarkand is 3 hours behind Guyuan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GYU to SKD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GYU–SKD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GYU to SKD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GYU–SKD 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.