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LPF to IST: distance & flight time
Liupanshui (Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport) → Istanbul (Istanbul Airport)
4,346 mi
6,995 km · 3,777 nm
8h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,346 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 59m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LPF — Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport · Liupanshui, China
- IST — Istanbul Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LPF
- BFJ · Bijie Feixiong Airport55 mi away
- AVA · Anshun Huangguoshu Airport60 mi away
- ZAT · Zhaotong Airport90 mi away
- ACX · Xingyi Airport105 mi away
Near IST
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport21 mi away
- SAW · Sabiha Gökçen International Airport39 mi away
- TEQ · Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport44 mi away
- BTZ · Bursa Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LPF from IST?
The flight distance from Liupanshui (LPF) to Istanbul (IST) is 4,346 miles (6,995 km, 3,777 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LPF to IST?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 59m 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 LPF to IST?
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