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KET to PBU: distance & flight time
Kengtung (Kengtung Airport) → Putao (Putao Airport)
439 mi
707 km · 382 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
439 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- KET — Kengtung Airport · Kengtung, Burma
- PBU — Putao Airport · Putao, Burma
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 PBU
- TEI · Tezu Airport90 mi away
- MYT · Myitkyina Airport135 mi away
- IXT · Pasighat Airport138 mi away
- KHM · Kanti Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KET from PBU?
The flight distance from Kengtung (KET) to Putao (PBU) is 439 miles (707 km, 382 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KET to PBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 cheapest way to fly from KET to PBU?
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