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YKN to NKG: distance & flight time
Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport) → Nanjing (Nanjing Lukou Airport)
6,791 mi
10,928 km · 5,901 nm
13h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,791 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 47m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YKN — Chan Gurney Municipal Airport · Yankton, United States
- NKG — Nanjing Lukou Airport · Nanjing, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YKN
- FSD · Joe Foss Field Airport56 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field62 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport64 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport68 mi away
Near NKG
- WHU · Wuhu Air Base36 mi away
- CZX · Changzhou Benniu Airport55 mi away
- YTY · Yangzhou Taizhou Airport76 mi away
- HFE · Hefei Luogang International Airport92 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKN from NKG?
The flight distance from Yankton (YKN) to Nanjing (NKG) is 6,791 miles (10,928 km, 5,901 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKN to NKG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 47m 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 Yankton and Nanjing?
Nanjing is 13 hours ahead of Yankton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKN to NKG?
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