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PAD to CIH: distance & flight time
Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport) → Changzhi (Changzhi Airport)
4,853 mi
7,811 km · 4,218 nm
9h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,853 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 59m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAD — Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Paderborn, Germany
- CIH — Changzhi Airport · Changzhi, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PAD
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport24 mi away
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base25 mi away
- KSF · Kassel-Calden Airport36 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport44 mi away
Near CIH
- HDG · Handan Airport75 mi away
- LFQ · Linfen Qiaoli Airport83 mi away
- TYN · Taiyuan Wusu Airport107 mi away
- LYA · Luoyang Airport112 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAD from CIH?
The flight distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Changzhi (CIH) is 4,853 miles (7,811 km, 4,218 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAD to CIH?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 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 time difference between Paderborn and Changzhi?
Changzhi is 6 hours ahead of Paderborn.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAD to CIH?
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