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KWL to ALN: distance & flight time
Guilin (Guilin Liangjiang International Airport) → Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional Airport)
7,821 mi
12,587 km · 6,796 nm
15h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,821 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 48m 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
- KWL — Guilin Liangjiang International Airport · Guilin, China
- ALN — St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near KWL
- LZH · Liuzhou Bailian Airport81 mi away
- HZH · Liping Airport94 mi away
- WGN · Shaoyang Wugang Airport116 mi away
- LLF · Lingling Airport125 mi away
Near ALN
- STL · St Louis Lambert International Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport26 mi away
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport36 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KWL from ALN?
The flight distance from Guilin (KWL) to Alton/St Louis (ALN) is 7,821 miles (12,587 km, 6,796 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KWL to ALN?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 48m 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 KWL to ALN?
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