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HEA to YSQ: distance & flight time
Herat (Herat Airport) → Songyuan (Songyuan Chaganhu Airport)
3,317 mi
5,338 km · 2,882 nm
6h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,317 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 58m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- HEA — Herat Airport · Herat, Afghanistan
- YSQ — Songyuan Chaganhu Airport · Songyuan, 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 YSQ
- DBC · Baicheng Chang'an Airport84 mi away
- CGQ · Longjia Airport86 mi away
- HRB · Taiping Airport95 mi away
- DQA · Saertu Airport128 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HEA from YSQ?
The flight distance from Herat (HEA) to Songyuan (YSQ) is 3,317 miles (5,338 km, 2,882 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEA to YSQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 58m 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 YSQ?
Nonstop service on HEA–YSQ 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 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HEA to YSQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HEA–YSQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HEA to YSQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HEA–YSQ 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.