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RHT to EFD: distance & flight time
Alxa Right Banner (Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport) → Houston (Ellington Airport)
7,561 mi
12,168 km · 6,570 nm
15h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,561 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 18m 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
- RHT — Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport · Alxa Right Banner, China
- EFD — Ellington Airport · Houston, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RHT
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport55 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport64 mi away
Near EFD
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport28 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport8 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark27 mi away
- GLS · Scholes International At Galveston Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RHT from EFD?
The flight distance from Alxa Right Banner (RHT) to Houston (EFD) is 7,561 miles (12,168 km, 6,570 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RHT to EFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 18m 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 RHT to EFD?
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