Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RCM to LHW: distance & flight time
Richmond (Richmond Airport) → Lanzhou (Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport)
4,719 mi
7,594 km · 4,101 nm
9h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northwest
See live RCM→LHW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,719 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 43m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RCM — Richmond Airport · Richmond, Australia
- LHW — Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport · Lanzhou, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near RCM
- HGD · Hughenden Airport72 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport90 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport115 mi away
Near LHW
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport88 mi away
- ZHY · Zhongwei Shapotou Airport112 mi away
- GXH · Gannan Xiahe Airport130 mi away
- GYU · Guyuan Liupanshan Airport148 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCM from LHW?
The flight distance from Richmond (RCM) to Lanzhou (LHW) is 4,719 miles (7,594 km, 4,101 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCM to LHW?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 43m 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 RCM to LHW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RCM–LHW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.