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QGU to ZHI: distance & flight time
Gifu (Gifu Airport) → Grenchen (Grenchen Airport)
5,930 mi
9,544 km · 5,153 nm
12h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,930 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- QGU — Gifu Airport · Gifu, Japan
- ZHI — Grenchen Airport · Grenchen, Switzerland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near QGU
- NKM · Nagoya Airport10 mi away
- NGO · Chubu Centrair International Airport37 mi away
- FKJ · Fukui Airport63 mi away
- KMQ · Komatsu Airport74 mi away
Near ZHI
- BRN · Bern Belp Airport19 mi away
- BSL · EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport29 mi away
- QNC · Neuchatel Airport30 mi away
- BOR · Fontaine Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is QGU from ZHI?
The flight distance from Gifu (QGU) to Grenchen (ZHI) is 5,930 miles (9,544 km, 5,153 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QGU to ZHI?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 6m 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 QGU to ZHI?
Nonstop service on QGU–ZHI 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 12h 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Gifu and Grenchen?
Grenchen is 7 hours behind Gifu.
What is the cheapest way to fly from QGU to ZHI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on QGU–ZHI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some QGU to ZHI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain QGU–ZHI 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.