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PCD to DIG: distance & flight time
Prairie du Chien (Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport) → Shangri-La (Diqing Airport)
7,496 mi
12,064 km · 6,514 nm
15h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,496 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 10m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- PCD — Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport · Prairie du Chien, United States
- DIG — Diqing Airport · Shangri-La, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PCD
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport49 mi away
- LSE · La Crosse Municipal Airport60 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport72 mi away
Near DIG
- NLH · Ninglang Luguhu Airport68 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport85 mi away
- DCY · Daocheng Yading Airport108 mi away
- PBU · Putao Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PCD from DIG?
The flight distance from Prairie du Chien (PCD) to Shangri-La (DIG) is 7,496 miles (12,064 km, 6,514 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PCD to DIG?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 10m 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 PCD to DIG?
Nonstop service on PCD–DIG 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 15h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PCD to DIG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PCD–DIG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PCD to DIG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PCD–DIG 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.