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YIW to KWJ: distance & flight time
Yiwu (Yiwu Airport) → Kwangju (Gwangju Airport)
562 mi
904 km · 488 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
562 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIW — Yiwu Airport · Yiwu, China
- KWJ — Gwangju Airport · Kwangju, South Korea
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 KWJ
- MWX · Muan International Airport26 mi away
- MPK · Mokpo Heliport35 mi away
- RSU · Yeosu Airport50 mi away
- CHN · Jeon Ju Airport (G-703)55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIW from KWJ?
The flight distance from Yiwu (YIW) to Kwangju (KWJ) is 562 miles (904 km, 488 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIW to KWJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 YIW to KWJ?
Nonstop service on YIW–KWJ 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 1h 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Yiwu and Kwangju?
Kwangju is 1 hour ahead of Yiwu.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIW to KWJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YIW–KWJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YIW to KWJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YIW–KWJ 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.