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HEA to YIC: distance & flight time
Herat (Herat Airport) → Yichun (Yichun Mingyueshan Airport)
3,083 mi
4,961 km · 2,679 nm
6h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,083 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 31m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HEA — Herat Airport · Herat, Afghanistan
- YIC — Yichun Mingyueshan Airport · Yichun, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HEA
- OAH · Shindand Airport57 mi away
- FAH · Farah Airport127 mi away
Near YIC
- JGS · Jinggangshan Airport70 mi away
- CSX · Changsha Huanghua International Airport71 mi away
- HNY · Hengyang Nanyue Airport120 mi away
- KHN · Nanchang Changbei International Airport122 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HEA from YIC?
The flight distance from Herat (HEA) to Yichun (YIC) is 3,083 miles (4,961 km, 2,679 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEA to YIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 31m 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 HEA to YIC?
Nonstop service on HEA–YIC 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 6h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Herat and Yichun?
Yichun is 3.5 hours ahead of Herat.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HEA to YIC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HEA–YIC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HEA to YIC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HEA–YIC 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.