Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RKZ to YNT: distance & flight time
Shigatse (Shigatse Air Base) → Yantai (Yantai Laishan Airport)
1,921 mi
3,092 km · 1,669 nm
4h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
See live RKZ→YNT fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,921 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 14m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- RKZ — Shigatse Air Base · Shigatse, China
- YNT — Yantai Laishan Airport · Yantai, 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 RKZ
- LXA · Lhasa Gonggar Airport96 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport135 mi away
Near YNT
- WEH · Weihai Airport49 mi away
- TAO · Liuting Airport96 mi away
- DLC · Zhoushuizi Airport108 mi away
- WEF · Weifang Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RKZ from YNT?
The flight distance from Shigatse (RKZ) to Yantai (YNT) is 1,921 miles (3,092 km, 1,669 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RKZ to YNT?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 14m 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 RKZ to YNT?
Nonstop service on RKZ–YNT 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 4h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RKZ to YNT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RKZ–YNT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RKZ to YNT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RKZ–YNT 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.