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SAW to YUA: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) → Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base)
4,199 mi
6,758 km · 3,649 nm
8h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,199 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 42m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
- YUA — Yuanmou Air Base · Yuanmou, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SAW
- IST · Istanbul Airport39 mi away
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport26 mi away
- KCO · Cengiz Topel Airport42 mi away
- YEI · Bursa Yenişehir Airport46 mi away
Near YUA
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport56 mi away
- KMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport79 mi away
- DLU · Dali Airport98 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAW from YUA?
The flight distance from Istanbul (SAW) to Yuanmou (YUA) is 4,199 miles (6,758 km, 3,649 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAW to YUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 42m 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 SAW to YUA?
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