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PAD to DCY: distance & flight time
Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport) → Daocheng (Daocheng Yading Airport)
4,717 mi
7,591 km · 4,099 nm
9h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,717 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 43m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- DCY — Daocheng Yading Airport · Daocheng, 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 DCY
- DIG · Diqing Airport108 mi away
- KGT · Kangding Airport116 mi away
- NLH · Ninglang Luguhu Airport130 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAD from DCY?
The flight distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Daocheng (DCY) is 4,717 miles (7,591 km, 4,099 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAD to DCY?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 43m 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 Daocheng?
Daocheng is 6 hours ahead of Paderborn.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAD to DCY?
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