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TCS to TAO: distance & flight time
Truth Or Consequences (Truth Or Consequences Municipal Airport) → Qingdao (Liuting Airport)
6,735 mi
10,839 km · 5,853 nm
13h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,735 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TCS — Truth Or Consequences Municipal Airport · Truth Or Consequences, United States
- TAO — Liuting Airport · Qingdao, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near TCS
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport69 mi away
- DMN · Deming Municipal Airport72 mi away
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base73 mi away
- ALM · Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport79 mi away
Near TAO
- WEF · Weifang Airport75 mi away
- RIZ · Rizhao Shanzihe Airport84 mi away
- YNT · Yantai Laishan Airport96 mi away
- WEH · Weihai Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TCS from TAO?
The flight distance from Truth Or Consequences (TCS) to Qingdao (TAO) is 6,735 miles (10,839 km, 5,853 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TCS to TAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 40m 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 time difference between Truth Or Consequences and Qingdao?
Qingdao is 14 hours ahead of Truth Or Consequences.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TCS to TAO?
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