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WBU to YUA: distance & flight time
Boulder (Boulder Municipal Airport) → Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base)
7,569 mi
12,181 km · 6,577 nm
15h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,569 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 18m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- WBU — Boulder Municipal Airport · Boulder, United States
- YUA — Yuanmou Air Base · Yuanmou, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near WBU
- DEN · Denver International Airport32 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport11 mi away
- FNL · Northern Colorado Regional Airport31 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base34 mi away
Near YUA
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport56 mi away
- KMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport79 mi away
- DLU · Dali Airport98 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WBU from YUA?
The flight distance from Boulder (WBU) to Yuanmou (YUA) is 7,569 miles (12,181 km, 6,577 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WBU to YUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 18m 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 WBU to YUA?
Nonstop service on WBU–YUA 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 15h 18m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WBU to YUA?
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Why are some WBU to YUA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WBU–YUA 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.