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YIW to DIG: distance & flight time
Yiwu (Yiwu Airport) → Shangri-La (Diqing Airport)
1,238 mi
1,993 km · 1,076 nm
3h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,238 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 10m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YIW — Yiwu Airport · Yiwu, China
- DIG — Diqing Airport · Shangri-La, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YIW
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport66 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport73 mi away
- NGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport92 mi away
- HYN · Huangyan Luqiao Airport100 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 YIW from DIG?
The flight distance from Yiwu (YIW) to Shangri-La (DIG) is 1,238 miles (1,993 km, 1,076 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIW to DIG?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 10m 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 cheapest way to fly from YIW to DIG?
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