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TIW to TYN: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → Taiyuan (Taiyuan Wusu Airport)
5,648 mi
9,090 km · 4,908 nm
11h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,648 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 33m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, United States
- TYN — Taiyuan Wusu Airport · Taiyuan, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 mi away
Near TYN
- WUT · Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport62 mi away
- LLV · Lüliang Airport81 mi away
- CIH · Changzhi Airport107 mi away
- SJW · Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TIW from TYN?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to Taiyuan (TYN) is 5,648 miles (9,090 km, 4,908 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to TYN?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 33m 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 Tacoma and Taiyuan?
Taiyuan is 15 hours ahead of Tacoma.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TIW to TYN?
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