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VEL to LHW: distance & flight time
Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport) → Lanzhou (Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport)
6,720 mi
10,814 km · 5,839 nm
13h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,720 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 39m 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
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, United States
- LHW — Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport · Lanzhou, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near VEL
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport81 mi away
- RKS · Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport83 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field87 mi away
- EVW · Evanston-Uinta County Airport-Burns Field98 mi away
Near LHW
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport88 mi away
- ZHY · Zhongwei Shapotou Airport112 mi away
- GXH · Gannan Xiahe Airport130 mi away
- GYU · Guyuan Liupanshan Airport148 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VEL from LHW?
The flight distance from Vernal (VEL) to Lanzhou (LHW) is 6,720 miles (10,814 km, 5,839 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEL to LHW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 39m 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 Vernal and Lanzhou?
Lanzhou is 14 hours ahead of Vernal.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VEL to LHW?
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