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PAH to NKG: distance & flight time
PADUCAH (Barkley Regional Airport) → Nanjing (Nanjing Lukou Airport)
7,359 mi
11,843 km · 6,395 nm
14h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,359 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 54m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAH — Barkley Regional Airport · PADUCAH, United States
- NKG — Nanjing Lukou Airport · Nanjing, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PAH
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport45 mi away
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport45 mi away
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport50 mi away
- MDH · Southern Illinois Airport56 mi away
Near NKG
- WHU · Wuhu Air Base36 mi away
- CZX · Changzhou Benniu Airport55 mi away
- YTY · Yangzhou Taizhou Airport76 mi away
- HFE · Hefei Luogang International Airport92 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAH from NKG?
The flight distance from PADUCAH (PAH) to Nanjing (NKG) is 7,359 miles (11,843 km, 6,395 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAH to NKG?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 54m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PAH to NKG?
Nonstop service on PAH–NKG depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 14h 54m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between PADUCAH and Nanjing?
Nanjing is 13 hours ahead of PADUCAH.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAH to NKG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAH–NKG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PAH to NKG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAH–NKG tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.