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IRK to YBP: distance & flight time
Kirksville (Kirksville Regional Airport) → Yibin (Yibin Caiba Airport)
7,552 mi
12,153 km · 6,562 nm
15h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,552 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 16m 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
- YBP — Yibin Caiba Airport · Yibin, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 YBP
- LZO · Luzhou Airport51 mi away
- ZAT · Zhaotong Airport113 mi away
- BFJ · Bijie Feixiong Airport120 mi away
- CTU · Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport128 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IRK from YBP?
The flight distance from Kirksville (IRK) to Yibin (YBP) is 7,552 miles (12,153 km, 6,562 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IRK to YBP?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 16m 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 IRK to YBP?
Nonstop service on IRK–YBP 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 15h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Kirksville and Yibin?
Yibin is 13 hours ahead of Kirksville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IRK to YBP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on IRK–YBP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some IRK to YBP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain IRK–YBP 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.