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TIW to ZAT: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → Zhaotong (Zhaotong Airport)
6,532 mi
10,512 km · 5,676 nm
13h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,532 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 16m 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
- ZAT — Zhaotong Airport · Zhaotong, 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 ZAT
- LPF · Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport90 mi away
- BFJ · Bijie Feixiong Airport106 mi away
- XIC · Xichang Qingshan Airport107 mi away
- YBP · Yibin Caiba Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TIW from ZAT?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to Zhaotong (ZAT) is 6,532 miles (10,512 km, 5,676 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to ZAT?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 16m 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 Zhaotong?
Zhaotong is 15 hours ahead of Tacoma.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TIW to ZAT?
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