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YKH to LAU: distance & flight time
Yingkou (Yingkou Lanqi Airport) → Lamu (Manda Airstrip)
5,872 mi
9,450 km · 5,103 nm
11h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,872 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 59m 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
- YKH — Yingkou Lanqi Airport · Yingkou, China
- LAU — Manda Airstrip · Lamu, Kenya
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YKH
- AOG · Anshan Air Base47 mi away
- JNZ · Jinzhou Airport78 mi away
- XEN · Xingcheng Air Base87 mi away
- CNI · Changhai Airport90 mi away
Near LAU
- HOA · Hola Airport81 mi away
- MYD · Malindi Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKH from LAU?
The flight distance from Yingkou (YKH) to Lamu (LAU) is 5,872 miles (9,450 km, 5,103 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKH to LAU?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 59m 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 YKH to LAU?
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