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YCN to XNN: distance & flight time
Cochrane (Cochrane Airport) → Xining (Xining Caojiabu Airport)
6,517 mi
10,488 km · 5,663 nm
13h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,517 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 15m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YCN — Cochrane Airport · Cochrane, Canada
- XNN — Xining Caojiabu Airport · Xining, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YCN
- YTS · Timmins/Victor M. Power41 mi away
- YYU · Kapuskasing Airport69 mi away
- YKX · Kirkland Lake Airport78 mi away
- YXR · Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport111 mi away
Near XNN
- LHW · Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport88 mi away
- GXH · Gannan Xiahe Airport123 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YCN from XNN?
The flight distance from Cochrane (YCN) to Xining (XNN) is 6,517 miles (10,488 km, 5,663 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCN to XNN?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 15m 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 YCN to XNN?
Nonstop service on YCN–XNN 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 13h 15m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cochrane and Xining?
Xining is 12 hours ahead of Cochrane.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YCN to XNN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YCN–XNN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YCN to XNN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YCN–XNN 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.