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KET to KMG: distance & flight time
Kengtung (Kengtung Airport) → Kunming (Kunming Changshui International Airport)
336 mi
540 km · 292 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
336 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KET — Kengtung Airport · Kengtung, Burma
- KMG — Kunming Changshui International Airport · Kunming, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near KET
- MOG · Mong Hsat Airport59 mi away
- THL · Tachileik Airport60 mi away
- JMJ · Lancang Jingmai Airport78 mi away
- JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport86 mi away
Near KMG
- YUA · Yuanmou Air Base79 mi away
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport122 mi away
- ACX · Xingyi Airport127 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KET from KMG?
The flight distance from Kengtung (KET) to Kunming (KMG) is 336 miles (540 km, 292 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KET to KMG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 Kengtung and Kunming?
Kunming is 1.5 hours ahead of Kengtung.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KET to KMG?
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