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LIW to AVL: distance & flight time
Loikaw (Loikaw Airport) → Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport)
8,628 mi
13,885 km · 7,497 nm
17h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-11.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,628 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 23m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LIW — Loikaw Airport · Loikaw, Burma
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LIW
- HGN · Mae Hong Son Airport56 mi away
- NYT · Naypyidaw Airport66 mi away
- HEH · Heho Airport78 mi away
- PYY · Mae Hong Son Airport83 mi away
Near AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LIW from AVL?
The flight distance from Loikaw (LIW) to Asheville (AVL) is 8,628 miles (13,885 km, 7,497 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LIW to AVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 23m 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 LIW to AVL?
Nonstop service on LIW–AVL 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 17h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Loikaw and Asheville?
Asheville is 11.5 hours behind Loikaw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LIW to AVL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LIW–AVL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LIW to AVL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LIW–AVL 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.