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SHY to YZY: distance & flight time
Shinyanga (Shinyanga Airport) → Zhangye (Zhangye Ganzhou Airport)
5,168 mi
8,317 km · 4,491 nm
10h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,168 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SHY — Shinyanga Airport · Shinyanga, Tanzania
- YZY — Zhangye Ganzhou Airport · Zhangye, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near SHY
- MWZ · Mwanza Airport90 mi away
- GIT · Mchauru Airport107 mi away
- TBO · Tabora Airport111 mi away
- SEU · Seronera Airport121 mi away
Near YZY
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport55 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport92 mi away
- JGN · Jiayuguan Airport144 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SHY from YZY?
The flight distance from Shinyanga (SHY) to Zhangye (YZY) is 5,168 miles (8,317 km, 4,491 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHY to YZY?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 36m 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 SHY to YZY?
Nonstop service on SHY–YZY 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 10h 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Shinyanga and Zhangye?
Zhangye is 5 hours ahead of Shinyanga.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SHY to YZY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SHY–YZY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SHY to YZY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SHY–YZY 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.