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QPG to KMG: distance & flight time
Paya Lebar (Paya Lebar Air Base) → Kunming (Kunming Changshui International Airport)
1,642 mi
2,642 km · 1,427 nm
3h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,642 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 41m 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
- QPG — Paya Lebar Air Base · Paya Lebar, Singapore
- KMG — Kunming Changshui International Airport · Kunming, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near QPG
- SIN · Singapore Changi Airport6 mi away
- XSP · Seletar Airport5 mi away
- TGA · Tengah Air Base14 mi away
- BTH · Hang Nadim International Airport22 mi away
Near KMG
- YUA · Yuanmou Air Base79 mi away
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport122 mi away
- ACX · Xingyi Airport127 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is QPG from KMG?
The flight distance from Paya Lebar (QPG) to Kunming (KMG) is 1,642 miles (2,642 km, 1,427 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QPG to KMG?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 41m 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 cheapest way to fly from QPG to KMG?
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