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KMG to SYM: distance & flight time
Kunming (Kunming Changshui International Airport) → Simao (Pu'er Simao Airport)
202 mi
326 km · 176 nm
1h
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
202 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- KMG — Kunming Changshui International Airport · Kunming, China
- SYM — Pu'er Simao Airport · Simao, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near KMG
- YUA · Yuanmou Air Base79 mi away
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport122 mi away
- ACX · Xingyi Airport127 mi away
Near SYM
- JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport58 mi away
- JMJ · Lancang Jingmai Airport79 mi away
- LNJ · Lintsang Airfield88 mi away
- PCQ · Boun Neau Airport99 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KMG from SYM?
The flight distance from Kunming (KMG) to Simao (SYM) is 202 miles (326 km, 176 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KMG to SYM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 KMG to SYM?
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