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YKJ to DIG: distance & flight time
Key Lake (Key Lake Airport) → Shangri-La (Diqing Airport)
6,378 mi
10,265 km · 5,543 nm
12h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,378 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 58m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YKJ — Key Lake Airport · Key Lake, Canada
- 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 YKJ
- YNL · Points North Landing Airport90 mi away
- ZWL · Wollaston Lake Airport108 mi away
- YSF · Stony Rapids Airport138 mi away
- YVT · Buffalo Narrows Airport145 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 YKJ from DIG?
The flight distance from Key Lake (YKJ) to Shangri-La (DIG) is 6,378 miles (10,265 km, 5,543 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKJ to DIG?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 58m 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 YKJ to DIG?
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