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RBL to NKG: distance & flight time
Red Bluff (Red Bluff Municipal Airport) → Nanjing (Nanjing Lukou Airport)
6,119 mi
9,847 km · 5,317 nm
12h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,119 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 28m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RBL — Red Bluff Municipal Airport · Red Bluff, 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 RBL
- RDD · Redding Municipal Airport25 mi away
- CIC · Chico Municipal Airport32 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport81 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base82 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 RBL from NKG?
The flight distance from Red Bluff (RBL) to Nanjing (NKG) is 6,119 miles (9,847 km, 5,317 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RBL to NKG?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 28m 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 Red Bluff and Nanjing?
Nanjing is 15 hours ahead of Red Bluff.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RBL to NKG?
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