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MRF to LHW: distance & flight time
Marfa (Marfa Municipal Airport) → Lanzhou (Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport)
7,481 mi
12,039 km · 6,500 nm
15h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,481 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 8m 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
- MRF — Marfa Municipal Airport · Marfa, United States
- LHW — Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport · Lanzhou, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near MRF
- ALE · Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport76 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport76 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport109 mi away
Near LHW
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport88 mi away
- ZHY · Zhongwei Shapotou Airport112 mi away
- GXH · Gannan Xiahe Airport130 mi away
- GYU · Guyuan Liupanshan Airport148 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MRF from LHW?
The flight distance from Marfa (MRF) to Lanzhou (LHW) is 7,481 miles (12,039 km, 6,500 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MRF to LHW?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 8m 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 MRF to LHW?
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