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SKD to YIW: distance & flight time
Samarkand (Samarkand Airport) → Yiwu (Yiwu Airport)
3,058 mi
4,921 km · 2,657 nm
6h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,058 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 28m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SKD — Samarkand Airport · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- YIW — Yiwu Airport · Yiwu, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SKD
- KSQ · Karshi Khanabad Airport83 mi away
- NVI · Navoi Airport100 mi away
- DYU · Dushanbe Airport127 mi away
- BHK · Bukhara Airport133 mi away
Near YIW
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport66 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport73 mi away
- NGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport92 mi away
- HYN · Huangyan Luqiao Airport100 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SKD from YIW?
The flight distance from Samarkand (SKD) to Yiwu (YIW) is 3,058 miles (4,921 km, 2,657 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SKD to YIW?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 28m 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 SKD to YIW?
Nonstop service on SKD–YIW 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 6h 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Samarkand and Yiwu?
Yiwu is 3 hours ahead of Samarkand.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SKD to YIW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SKD–YIW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SKD to YIW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SKD–YIW 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.