Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
IRK to THQ: distance & flight time
Kirksville (Kirksville Regional Airport) → Tianshui (Tianshui Maijishan Airport)
7,147 mi
11,502 km · 6,211 nm
14h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading north
See live IRK→THQ fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
7,147 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 29m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- IRK — Kirksville Regional Airport · Kirksville, United States
- THQ — Tianshui Maijishan Airport · Tianshui, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near IRK
- EOK · Keokuk Municipal Airport64 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport70 mi away
- UIN · Quincy Regional Baldwin Field72 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport89 mi away
Near THQ
- LNL · Longnan Chengzhou Airport53 mi away
- GYU · Guyuan Liupanshan Airport107 mi away
- HZG · Hanzhong Chenggu Airport125 mi away
- IQN · Qingyang Airport131 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IRK from THQ?
The flight distance from Kirksville (IRK) to Tianshui (THQ) is 7,147 miles (11,502 km, 6,211 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IRK to THQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 29m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Kirksville and Tianshui?
Tianshui is 13 hours ahead of Kirksville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IRK to THQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on IRK–THQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.