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PAD to LHW: distance & flight time
Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport) → Lanzhou (Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport)
4,490 mi
7,226 km · 3,902 nm
9h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,490 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 16m 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
- LHW — Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport · Lanzhou, 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 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 PAD from LHW?
The flight distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Lanzhou (LHW) is 4,490 miles (7,226 km, 3,902 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAD to LHW?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 16m 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 Lanzhou?
Lanzhou is 6 hours ahead of Paderborn.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAD to LHW?
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