Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YEM to DIG: distance & flight time
Manitowaning (Manitoulin East Municipal Airport) → Shangri-La (Diqing Airport)
7,348 mi
11,826 km · 6,385 nm
14h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
See live YEM→DIG fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
7,348 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 52m 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
- YEM — Manitoulin East Municipal Airport · Manitowaning, Canada
- DIG — Diqing Airport · Shangri-La, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near YEM
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport34 mi away
- YEL · Elliot Lake Municipal Airport49 mi away
- YSB · Sudbury Airport74 mi away
- YVV · Wiarton Airport84 mi away
Near DIG
- NLH · Ninglang Luguhu Airport68 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport85 mi away
- DCY · Daocheng Yading Airport108 mi away
- PBU · Putao Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEM from DIG?
The flight distance from Manitowaning (YEM) to Shangri-La (DIG) is 7,348 miles (11,826 km, 6,385 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEM to DIG?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 52m 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 Manitowaning and Shangri-La?
Shangri-La is 12 hours ahead of Manitowaning.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEM to DIG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YEM–DIG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.